Money sucks. No matter what I do, I'm influenced by it. If I hide from it, I'm hiding because of it. If I'm not hiding from it, I'm using it. If I'm not using it, I can't get anything I need. If I can't get what I need, I die. I'm living off of something that I think is wrong. I'm being forced by myself. Is there any escape from money? Is it right to let this control the world? Is it supposed to be like this? Will it ever change?
Haha. Last time I posted this, it got sorted into the ice skating section for some reason.
2007-08-21 11:20:42 · 10 answers · asked by Hiram Abiff 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I TOTALLY hear you and relate.
There are places to go/ways of being where the use of money is as minimalized as possible. Communities where they barter for each others needs, etc.
Living a simplistic life reduces the need to interact with money. Money monk that I am, I have done so.
2007-08-21 11:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by ontheroadagainwithoutyou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long before the time of history barter was used instead of money. Barter may be a better thing than money. Money indeed is a source of all evil. We cannot get rid of it because it is where our life revolves. If you don't have money it is as if it is the end of the world. You cannot move and makes you crazy and that's a fact. There will be no chance that his will change because it is the form used for negotiation. Banking industries have long been there and it is already a part of the world system. It does not control the world per se but it is a means used by man to control the situation or event.
2007-08-21 11:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by Third P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The world will not change, buy YOU can.
What is "sucking" you is this idea that money itself is wrong, when it is its improper use that is wrong - power, politics, bribery ,drugs........you name it. That is the "world" and that will not change. Money is just the means. If there were no money around, evil would still thrive without it, using other means. It is just the use to which it is put that is wrong, not the money itself.
You do not have to escape from money, just use it for your own good, and if you have enough of it, for the good of others too.
2007-08-24 20:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not possible to get away from money, and in truth you do not want to.
You are a human being, not a ghost. You need a roof over your head, clothing, food. Those things exist because somebody worked to produce them. If you are not willing to produce them by yourself, you must get some job, get paid, and exchange the money for what you want. There is no escape from this statement so long as you are alive.
Do not think of money as bad. I see it as a tool, to be used prudently. Money does not corrupt people, no matter what others say. The money itself is not morally good or bad, only what you do to get it, or how you use it.
2007-08-21 13:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by epistemology 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Money is a medium of exchange, no more no less.
Unless you can live off air, you are utilising some of what others' have produced by the means of their work and they deserve payment in kind.
I think your problem might be handling money. Some believe that money like our mind is a good servant but a bad master.
2007-08-21 15:22:22 · answer #5 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money is simply a tool of exchange - a means of converting a value you can provide (labor, time, expertise) into a form which you can exchange at a later occasion for items or services you want or need. It is a means of enhancing the management of your time. It increases your ability to enjoy the hours of your life. This is what is called the "root of evil"? This is what "sucks"???
2007-08-21 13:32:48 · answer #6 · answered by Julie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this day and age,only if your rich,which a majority of us are not.or unless we take up the barter system,favor for favor,which is what the money transfer is,only difference is,you have to pay to own it by taxes.
been using the barter system off and on for some time now,,,seems OK,for certain things.
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2007-08-21 15:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by dorian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see it happening real soon.
There will be and always has been a form of payment even bartering is a form of payment .
I think we should try bartering more often. Especially if it was agreed upon before hand.
2007-08-21 11:39:34 · answer #8 · answered by Bemo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only hate money because it controls you instead of you controlling it. Learn to control it and you at least can be friends. Good luck and welcome to the world.
2007-08-21 11:32:10 · answer #9 · answered by Brain 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it does suck,i hate it,i wish of a world of no money......................
2007-08-21 11:26:52 · answer #10 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋