Why does the Human race use curency?
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Then about 1% of people would do stuff, and 99% of people would demand then 1% to do everything for them. Money is an incentive to work, its a reward system, you work and can have nice things, you don't work, you get minimal.
Yeah red(I'm sorry, but I had to say that) It would pretty much mess everything up in my opinion. What's the point in working if you don't get paid, who then will maintain services for basic human needs, power plants, sewer systems and the like. How many people do you know who would willinly give up their liv's to keep evryone else happy?TeeBs said:
Because people like to see their efforts rewarded in some way, even if that reward is close to meaningless when you really think about it.
Have you ever played an RPG with delivery quests? some quests, such as the ones described in Epic Mickey or legend of zelda, go along the lines of:
'person A wants a ball, which person B has. but person B wants a apple, which person C has. But person C wants a toy, that person D has. But person D wants you to chop 20 pieces of wood before you get the toy.'
without currency, this would be what would happen often if you wanted a certain item or service. but with currency, you can skip delivering items to all the people, and just pay person B some money for his damn ball. That way you get the ball immediately, and then person B can pay person C for the apple, person C can pay person D for his toy, and person D can pay to hire someone to chop the wood.
and pure charity doesn't work because it is human nature to try to get more for less
'person A wants a ball, which person B has. but person B wants a apple, which person C has. But person C wants a toy, that person D has. But person D wants you to chop 20 pieces of wood before you get the toy.'
without currency, this would be what would happen often if you wanted a certain item or service. but with currency, you can skip delivering items to all the people, and just pay person B some money for his damn ball. That way you get the ball immediately, and then person B can pay person C for the apple, person C can pay person D for his toy, and person D can pay to hire someone to chop the wood.
and pure charity doesn't work because it is human nature to try to get more for less
Well having a standard of currency is a hell of a lot of easier than a barter system. And why doesn't everyone work for free? Because some people what something in return. Charity doesn't put food on the table, doing something for someone else in exchange for a useful resource (whether it be money or an object in particular such as food or clothes) does.
Imagine trying to purchase a piece of complicated technology, like, say... a gaming system, on a barter/work system. You'd have to toil for months or carry in several hundred live chickens for the price of a playstation... and those chickens aren't going to fit in your pocket.
We'd all be faffing about.
And everyone would steal each others shit, and eventually a stealing organisation will develop and will introduce currency in order to control the people.
We can't do without currency.
I could write a story about those two lines I've just written if only it wasn't done 500 times already in movies.
And everyone would steal each others shit, and eventually a stealing organisation will develop and will introduce currency in order to control the people.
We can't do without currency.
I could write a story about those two lines I've just written if only it wasn't done 500 times already in movies.
People wouldn't work for free like that. Charity work and expecting people to work for the good of the community/society won't be able to cover constant population growth. Who would be sacrificing resources to help the community (tax)?
And without currency, we'd have to trade, and trading is nowhere near as effective in getting what you want as buying and selling. Theft would skyrocket. Humanity is all about looking out for number 1 first, then everyone else second (your family falling under number 1).
And without currency, we'd have to trade, and trading is nowhere near as effective in getting what you want as buying and selling. Theft would skyrocket. Humanity is all about looking out for number 1 first, then everyone else second (your family falling under number 1).
Because that would be the exact same thing as using money? Think about it, doing someone else a favor and getting 5 apples isn't really all that different then doing something for them, getting payed, and buying 5 apples.
Those charity workers would expect something in return, otherwise they would starve to death from all their goodness. That means they would get payed with something, for example food or some other item that has a value. That means they are getting payed for doing their work essentially.
Those charity workers would expect something in return, otherwise they would starve to death from all their goodness. That means they would get payed with something, for example food or some other item that has a value. That means they are getting payed for doing their work essentially.
Many reasons, actually.
Because our civilization is a mostly capitalist society.
Because it helps keeping order.
Also see: Communism.
Because our civilization is a mostly capitalist society.
Because it helps keeping order.
...and many more. Take your pick.Pielikey said:
Also see: Communism.