I think the world is obsessed with money.
Those who are obscenely rich tend to define themselves by their wealth; if they lose it, then they have nothing.
They tend to become obsessed with keeping, maintaining, and increasing their money. They can never have enough.
Those who don’t have enough tend worry about it continuously. It’s always on the forefront of their minds. Concerns regarding: “can I afford this?” “do I really need this” “Is this a good deal?” are always prevalent. So this group can never have enough to be satisfied, either.
So how is it that the majority of the (arguably) most advanced species on the planet became so obsessed over the small paper rectangles we call money? As a kid, I used to wonder why the barter system was not used so much anymore (the problem being subjectivity). As I grew older, I saw a TV program that told of a future time when mankind didn’t worry about doing their jobs for individual benefit, but they did their jobs to benefit mankind as as whole (I find this to be a little Utopian, if not Marxist).
So we find our society using this arbitrary rectangle as an intermediary for value. Okay, I can accept that. And I can accept that the nation I reside in is a nation of ccapitalism. I just wish that money didn’t have to be so overwhelmingly important.
Why do people bend rules for money? Why do people kill for money? Why do people kill themselves for money?
Is there a better way? I wonder if the “dollar” system will ever change, or if it is apermament fixture of human life?
