Ch 5: More vs. Enough (Part I: overspending, 1 of 4)

[Clutchology]

Hey, Todd.

I got your book in the mail this morning. Thanks so much for sending it! I'm excited to read it. I'll make sure I start doing so right away!

[ToddGates]

> I got your book in the mail this morning. Thanks so much for sending it!

My pleasure!

[BayerLexan]

I think a very legitimate fear of electric 'money' is that it has no physical characteristic. If something where to happen to the record of 'money' you own, what do you do?

This is an idea that is a strong theme in the book/movie "Fight Club" perhaps you've read/seen it? What did you think about it? It also had a lot to do with this alienation topic. Infact the more I think about it, the more acute it is to all that you are talking about.

[ToddGates]

> I think a very legitimate fear of electric 'money' is that it has no physical characteristic. If something were to happen to the record of 'money' you own, what do you do?

I see electronic currency as having its pros & cons ... but one of its pros is that it's much easier to keep back-up records, and for a bank to replace "missing" money---much easier than it would be to replace paper bills that went up in flames.

[ToddGates]

> This is an idea that is a strong theme in the book/movie "Fight Club" ... It had a lot to do with alienation ... What did you think about it?

I liked "Fight Club" ... but I also think there are lots of alternative ways to "feeling alive" than beating the shit out of people and getting the shit beaten out of yourself. Writing books, performing music on stage, and sharing your work on YouTube are a few that come to mind ... but to each his own!