Comment on Why is currency so essential?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
People want purpose. Most people are too inept to grasp greater purposes, so rewarding them with ornate paper slips keeps them placated.
Comment on Why is currency so essential?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
People want purpose. Most people are too inept to grasp greater purposes, so rewarding them with ornate paper slips keeps them placated.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So money is used to control people?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Oh absolutely. Consider how inflation and the cost of living rise faster than the average wage.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So how do reconcile the top answer knowing what you know? Money is needed to enhance the exchange of goods and services but also is used a tool for controlling prople.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Money is only necessary in a capitalist society. The reconciliation as you put it would be a socialist society.