Never worried about money!?!

You really don't think it could be sophisticated? I feel like I could exchange my current services for many things. I actually can imagine an instance that would have worked in this system and would keep me in my current occupation. I have a neighbor that owns a car repair shop that needed some help with her son. I counseled her son and mentored him through my job. She paid my company to do the work. Why would it not work for her to pay me directly with car repairs? It would take good communication but it can be done on such a grade scale. With the capabilities of the internet why couldn't there be websites where people offer there services and if you need them you arrange it. Certainly government would be a very different being altogether because, as you can see, there is not a lot of room for taxes. Perhaps going back to more of a community feel of life where we help each other instead of distract each other. I would not mind being paid in goods and services. I just don't know if it could actually work...:)

You could start online even:) I think there is an incredible market for a Dear Abby on the internet. I love working with people of all kinds. It is incredible to hear the stories and to try and figure out the chaos, or madness of other people. It really makes you look deep at yourself though too. I think you have to know yourself incredibly well to be successful in that career path. If you think you might enjoy it, go for it! Dream big, or go home! Right?!

I like your take on that. Such enthusiasm. Perhaps I should start my Dear Zed soon, LOL. Thanks for giving me some wonderful insight...

Dear Zed,

I have this friend who tends to drink too much alcohol. She has been hiding her alcohol all over the house and is becoming too dependent on it. How do we get her to stop abusing alcohol and be part of a healthy life again?

Struggling friend,
Maine~

LOL! How was that for your first Dear Zed question!

I do think it is possible though:)

Oh, great.. my first Dear Agony question, ..

Nah, kidding. Actually it's easy. Hide all the bottles, and get someone to control her finances so she can't buy any alcoholic drinks.

Last resort? Send her to rehab.. talk her into it. If she doesn't want, then she'll have to make do with a strict budget. Very2x strict one whereby she can't even buy a beer..

Yes, I believe that would be the way as well! I think rehab is her best bet as she has been doing this for years. She is very sneaky when it comes to money and booze. Hopefully we can all convince her to an inpatient setting:) Great advice

It's my pleasure, really..

Thank you very much for the Br...

No problem! You deserved it! I have really been enjoying your discussions. I like that you are attentive to your posts. It makes this a much more amazing experience when people come back to what they write and continue with the conversations.

Thanks... I'm eating my humble pie now.. I try to be wherever possible..

Actually for a newcomer, you are a pretty fast learner... I like your wits and wisdom too; the way you answer as well.. see ya~

This is a cool discussion!

I loved reading everything here hahaha. Zed, you really are good in giving advice (I think LOL) Yeah, I agree, you could start online or something! I bet lots of people will be visiting your site. Or not, start even a small chatroom

A chat room would be a great idea. Zed would do a great job with is advice giving. He is very attentive to detail!

Thanks Zed! This is a great place to be and I am enjoying being able to express myself. With typing it is always nice because you can correct it before it goes out. With spoken word you have to choose more carefully and at a faster rate what you will say so as not to offend or get it wrong!

Thanks so much, Jodylee... I'm so humbled by your praises... thanks.. I really don't deserve that..

I think friends here are just great and we can share joy and laughter... you guys have definitely found a friend in me... and that includes you too, aixs..

We don't need a chatroom, just chatting here can be so much fun.. LOL .. but if you guys wanna read my blog posts rambling, go ahead.. lolol... I tend to ramble nonsense there and sometimes what I think about life and stuff..

Let's make our mylot journey more enriching, aite..

Your right, no need for a chatroom! I tend to rant as well. Sometimes my mind moves way to fast and things just start coming out. I have surprised myself so many times with the conclusions I make through words. Something I love about mylot is how much more comfortable I am with my beliefs. I love being challenged by thinking about others perspectives and in the meantime discovering how passionate I really am about some subjects.

This discussion that I posted has given me some great ideas on how to use the internet and help shape the world I desire to live in. I am really wanting to start a bartering website. A place where you can post what you are looking for and what you can offer in return. Others can search for what they are looking for and try to make a match. What do you think, could it work?

That would be a great idea, if you know the direction to take..
Maybe you can create your own blog or website and from there get visitors to come visit and share their opinions and stuff.. wait..but you said bartering, hmmm.. I think that can be done, but would need lots of ideas and efforts. If you are really into it, then why not..go for it, yeah..

I agree. The internet is a truly wonderful place. If there's no mylot, I think it will be pretty boring to just blog and write articles on content sites.

Now this is the reason why I don't log on to Facebook that much anymore! Hahahaha

I love interacting with you guys! It's so much fun and I get to learn new things. I love reading everyone's comments

I am never on facebook anymore. I find that all the people I have reconnected with from the past are really not that interesting. Here on myLot there are so many interesting people with so many good topics to discuss, I really do not see the point of updating my status.

That's so true, ladies.. and we get to learn a lot of things and earn some in the process as well, can put those pennies in our mini bank at home..

Facebook is getting boring for me too, except for the games. But there are some friends there whom I really like to keep in touch and interact. But other than that, it's pretty much mundane too. But sometimes, I feel like I need to be on Facebook. And then, I logged out and went to the lot, LOL..

I don't know what it would take to remove money for real. I think you would start small and hope it catches on. You would be a very useful person that is for sure. I wonder if food would take the place of money in a lot of ways...

I take it you don't think it is possible? I imagine that without money we would still be able to keep what we have for technologies. I don't imagine we would revert back to the dark ages. I do wonder if without money there would be as many advancements in that area and others.

You are right about homeowners. There would be a lot of that to go around. I actually have many friends who work on houses in different capacities and have been able to barter with them on many occasions to do work on my house.

It sounds like you are pretty crafty, I wish I could say the same!

You are so right about the greed and corruption. I could not agree more that it is evil! And, people certainly do worship money. It is really discusting and when in the wrong hands, can make things disasterous!

It would certainly be a big change to get rid of money all together. I imagine even in ancient civilizations there was a sort of ranking system to give people the "wealthy status". I do not know if it would be possible but I would love to see the greed disappear from the world and I cannot think of any other way to do that then to take away the money. Do you have any ideas on that?

Singers would be a hot commodity I think. There is nothing like having live music and entertainment. What do you like to sing for music? Do you just sing for fun now or do you sing for pay too?

Money has been a gauge for identifying a person's status or more often, power. The wealthier you are, the more powerful you are. Money, unfortunately, makes people go blind, thus making them think they can buy everything the world has to offer. Ick. I wonder how they can stand that and live a life knowing that they bought someone, a vote, etc.

I love singing praise songs! I love singing songs of the 70's, 80's, and early 90's as well. Ballads, alternative songs, pop, rock, you name it! I've been singing since I was three, and I think it would be safe to say that music and I are inseparable. I usually sing for fun. There are times when we (I am part of a church choir hahaha) are invited to sing at weddings and funerals. There are times when we are given money, but most of the time our choir master only asks for two things for our singing: a good sound system and free pass to the reception!

You are so right, money has been a gauge for so long. I would love to see all people wake up and realize there is more to life than who rich and powerful you are. It amazes me how many people can be feed on what some people can make in a year. For example, Bill Gates (estimated net worth: $42,000,000,000,000), could give every man, women and child on the face of the planet $7.46! That is astonishing.

Sounds like you are a versatile singer. I imagine the receptions can be quite fun at times. It must feel nice to be able to give something to people as well. I am sure they love having a choir at the event.

Well, not really that versatile as I can't do emo, screamo, rap or hiphop! My range pretty much is contained to what I wrote in my comment above.

Wow, I wonder what do those people do with all their money. And to think a lot of people here in the world are starving and dying due to poverty.

Why does money eliminate competition? I don't imagine a world without money to be one filled with sitting blankly. I see many more people able to achieve their goals. I see people not needing to stay in a job they do not enjoy just for the money. With a barter system the better you are the better the trade. The better the carpenter, the better the house you build. For advertising your company you could trade home repairs. I think the internet has changed this world and I am ready to see what it can really do. I can imagine a wonderful life without money. I imagine communities coming back together, tolerance regaining power and imaginations being put to use. Just my perspective though, there are many ways to look at it.

What do you think makes it impossible? Is it just the human race being able to change that big? Or, are we too dependent on money these days? Is it because it would such a large change that it would be impossible to cooridinate? Anyway, I think anyone in the medical profession would be able to survive with or without money. Medical professionals are so necessary to the livlihood of so many people!