Xen said:
Kasz216 said:
Xen said:
Lumikki said:
For different people money represents different things. Others just want to have a happy, good quality life with no worries of the economy and meanwhile the others seek the power that money gives.
This is a very interesting topic I must agree. What do you think the world would be like without money? Any speculations? |
Italics is pretty much the best short summary of the situation, yes...
Bolded... we would go back to bartering. Rob a stable instead of a bank, pay for your next smartphone with a few chickens and a housecat...
Most importantly, since this is a gaming forum, how much livestock is a PS4 worth?
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I actually think it's probably the other way around.
I think your average Cow is probably worth 2-3 PS4s.
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Technically, in that world, bartering, in huge part done by livestock, will make it that world's de-facto convertible currency - likely, that is gonna cause higher proliferation of it, meaning a closer human:livestock ratio. Considering the possibility of "grocery" shops competing with your neighbors with more favorable barter offers - especially on something as ubiqiuitous as poultry or beef, it's not entirely unlikely that your average cow is gonna be worth less than a PS4 or a smartphone.
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That's true.
In a bartering system, it actually will be pretty miracilous if things like Smartphones and PS4's even exist long term.
New technological improvements seem highly unlikely in anycase.
