Why do we focus solely on this one aspect of life?

  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You can either barter or you can have currency. Currency is the means through which the economy functions. You need something abstract to indicate value. That’s currency.

    In a post-scarcity society, when everyone could just get everything they wanted whenever on a whim just because, we could get rid of it. Could. Probably wouldn’t. That society is a fantasy. But it’s nice to dream of.