I was thinking about a concept for an on-demand world. If you NEED (not want, necessarily) something, you can have it. Supply and demand would make hard workers a lot of good friends.
The problem with that is that if you need "x" then that probably means that a lot of other people need "x" and there is only so much of "x" in the world. That puts how deep your pockets are into the equation. I think the whole on demand system you are describing works a lot better in our current society for satisfying our wants since there is so much stuff that people have that they don't want that others would quickly take off their hands for free if they knew about it.
I took your advice and went to a few garage sales. I brought along some old clothes (70's disco threads) and a half gallon of milk from my fridge; I'm lactose intolerant, it gives me gas. I wanted to trade for a gall bladder operation for my mother. The clothes moved alright but I'm not sure if I want the guy who took the clothes in trade to operate on my poor mother. It was a warm day and the milk soured before I could work out any other deals. I'll keep trying.
This is where workers could be more barter-tolerant. If you could offer enough goods that you don't need and he/she thinks it's worth enough, the doctor could perform the operation in exchange for your goods.
This, assuming you have stuff they want and you don't want it.
I definitely think you have a point, so it wasn't a bad video or anything, but I do agree with Nitrocide595. It would also be hard to bring exactly what they would want. Most people don't have a whole lot of stuff around their house that others would feel they have to have. You have a great point, but it might not work so well in a lot of cases. It would definitely get rid of all of our unused shit laying around the house.
True, but your example of the yard sale is a little... (Dare I say it)... off. I'm not disagreeing with you, but I do think that money is needed more if one has a garage sale because the people selling the stuff might need the cash to pay for bills, and the electric company isn't going to accept this rubber ducky you got in a trade for anetch-a-sketch.
Again, TOTALY agreeing with you, just making a point.
I like what you said. It makes clear, easy sense.
Thanks!
sh55555 2 years ago
ohhhh!!!! so thats how you use money
daiffrig 3 years ago
i think a better idea would be to give stuff you don't really want away for free....that way no one would have to pay for anything....
elixerfreak123 3 years ago
True.
I was thinking about a concept for an on-demand world. If you NEED (not want, necessarily) something, you can have it. Supply and demand would make hard workers a lot of good friends.
FuturesPassed 3 years ago
The problem with that is that if you need "x" then that probably means that a lot of other people need "x" and there is only so much of "x" in the world. That puts how deep your pockets are into the equation. I think the whole on demand system you are describing works a lot better in our current society for satisfying our wants since there is so much stuff that people have that they don't want that others would quickly take off their hands for free if they knew about it.
elixerfreak123 3 years ago
I took your advice and went to a few garage sales. I brought along some old clothes (70's disco threads) and a half gallon of milk from my fridge; I'm lactose intolerant, it gives me gas. I wanted to trade for a gall bladder operation for my mother. The clothes moved alright but I'm not sure if I want the guy who took the clothes in trade to operate on my poor mother. It was a warm day and the milk soured before I could work out any other deals. I'll keep trying.
yubedude 3 years ago
Well, I see your point here.
This is where workers could be more barter-tolerant. If you could offer enough goods that you don't need and he/she thinks it's worth enough, the doctor could perform the operation in exchange for your goods.
This, assuming you have stuff they want and you don't want it.
FuturesPassed 3 years ago
I definitely think you have a point, so it wasn't a bad video or anything, but I do agree with Nitrocide595. It would also be hard to bring exactly what they would want. Most people don't have a whole lot of stuff around their house that others would feel they have to have. You have a great point, but it might not work so well in a lot of cases. It would definitely get rid of all of our unused shit laying around the house.
nofiction3001 3 years ago
Just wondering, doesn't money represent gold that is stored somewhere?
airborne360 3 years ago
That depends on the country. If they're on the gold standard, they have money that could be traded in at a bank for its value in gold.
A country on the gold standard has an economy that relies on how much gold the country posesses.
FuturesPassed 3 years ago
Ah nice one, thanks for clearing that up :)
airborne360 3 years ago
True, but your example of the yard sale is a little... (Dare I say it)... off. I'm not disagreeing with you, but I do think that money is needed more if one has a garage sale because the people selling the stuff might need the cash to pay for bills, and the electric company isn't going to accept this rubber ducky you got in a trade for anetch-a-sketch.
Again, TOTALY agreeing with you, just making a point.
Nitrocide595 3 years ago 2
Heh... In a lot of videos, I realise I forgot an example. This time I was thinking:
"Okay, what do people do that involves selling stuff on a really small level? ... Yard sales!"
...And I just went with it. Not one of my better moments. XD
FuturesPassed 3 years ago