a different world

United States
April 13, 2012 8:57pm CST
what would the world look like without money, how different would it be how much better can it get? image how much easy it would be!..... no one trying to scam you, no other prices, no interests, just plain ol fashion trading, i trade you water for some milk, or bread, how much easy could this be? or are there any down falls for this.....
3 responses
• Vietnam
14 Apr 12
LOL this is primitive society! When people have no assets, they live very good life. And then when they have many and many assets, they become greedily. And they must have one thing to exchange every thing and money appear.
• Vietnam
14 Apr 12
Yes you are right about nature of human, they never stisfied. They are greedy so they scam each other, war. But we cann't denied good aspects of money, money help us exchange goods, pay salary
• United States
14 Apr 12
idk i dont think we would have so many worry's if there was money we would be focusing on helping each-other more instead of trying to take the others money
• United States
14 Apr 12
ya people just want more and more of things, no one is every just satisfied with the things they have,
14 Apr 12
Money simply stands in for very difficult to transport goods. If trading still exists then whatever you trade IS currency. It won't do away with scams, just make them more interesting XD If I offer to trade you a piglet for your box of apples, but give you a cat in a bag instead of a piglet then I've scammed you (and is where we get "let the cat out of the bag" from). Not sure how I'd trade something tangible for, say, a subscription to an online game, or even for the things I buy from countries on the other side of the planet. I think we do need more like for like trading though. I ask someone for a custom piece of art, I write them a short story. I need my windows cleaned, I cook dinner for the cleaners, that sort of thing. Just don't end easily transferable currency altogether. Not that we could. Currency is one of those "wheel keeps turning" things. It's just something that we keep inventing because it makes trade easier.
• United States
14 Apr 12
you do bring up a great point, but i don't believe that by this that everyone would be rich and what not, because all anyone cares at the end of the day is money. money isn't everything happiness is
14 Apr 12
People would still want "more" and find ways to get "more".
• United States
16 Apr 12
that's just the nature of business
@kristiane (112)
• Philippines
14 Apr 12
I believe that having money makes a tag price out of everything so its better without it. During the times that there's no money, people are less greedy and more giving. But it's better if people on earth will never own anything for themselves instead they will live as a family and giving without expecting in return, how peaceful life will be when there's no rich and no poor. The resources that we have are more than enough for everybody to live daily if only properly distributed.
• United States
14 Apr 12
yes i agree with you completely thats how i feel, everyone would be helping each other instead of trying to ripe there's heads for a whole penny