Should bartering come back?
The more I learn about money and how we use it, the more I begin to think that we should go back to the ways of the olden-days: bartering and exchanging goods for goods. Here is why I think this would be better than continuing to use money:
1) It would be more fun.
2) More people would get more exercise, what with all the carrying things everywhere all the time.
3) Digital things would die out and humans would become more focused on interacting.
And those are just a few reasons off the top of my head. I’m sure if I gave it some serious philosophical thought I could come up with many more.
Another thing, of course, is that the playing field would be levelled. Suddenly, those who were no good with numbers would be in with as much of a chance as those who were gifted. And more so, this might help to eliminate the problems poor people face. All in all, it couldn’t be anything but good, right?
Well…almost right. After giving it some thought I’ve realised that actually, implementing this might be harder than I first thought. Mainly because we have the infrastructure for money now, and if it vanished overnight it would all go to waste. Now, that wouldn’t be a good thing – even I can see that.
Hopefully, in the future, Heavy Haulage and the pop industry and everything that relies on money will calm down and money will become less important. I am not holding my breath for that however…
similar posts:
Things You Can Do Other Than Drink : I have been on antibiotics…
The Future? : I’m in business, am well up with the latest…
Character Ideas For Your Writing… : Stuck with your mystery…