Originally posted by CosmicEgg
reply to post by lowki
Agreed. But may I ask why we need any currency at all? People, by and large, want to be useful. We are not happy to sponge off of others, left to
our own devices. We like to be liked, we like to contribute and we like to be helpful.
I truly believe this is our natural state.
within the bounds of our social village (max of 150 people).
once we can't keep track of relations, it becomes "them".
to maintain world cohesion, us and them have a peaceful protocol of interaction and exchange.
Many things can happen to make it difficult for any given person to have "something of value" to offer at any given time.
price-calculation makes everything have value.
a rock has value, though relatively little by comparison to say edible food, or manufactured goods.
barter by measuring weight, estimating vibrational density, and desire multiplier
(mass^vibden)*desire
vibden vibrational density measured in octal.
basically rocks, water, air, fire be vibrational density 1.
compost, leaves or wood, fruit, mushrooms, plants, animals be vibden 2.
processed material, fabric, clothes, tools, appliances, computers, books, art be vibden 3.
so for instance seed or nuts be 2.3 and 3.5 be wisdom/experience giving art,
me have a wooden board oil painting giving experience of some foreign scenery weighs 500 grams
to convert to how much food can get for that
root((mass)^sourceVibden, destinationVibden))*desire
> root((500)^0o3.5,0o2.3)*1
root(500^3.625, 2.375) = approx. 13166.809
so that's 13 kilos of grain or dry food (dry fruit/vegetable), enough for 26 days.
per hour a person can be paid 40 grams at their vibden (2 hours enough for a day of food).
these kind of barters be for exchanging services from a different social village.
note the desire multiplier, so if the artwork or service has no desire associated with it, then desire be 0, so there be no transaction and person
works for free.
this kind of system encourages gifts for desired works and services provided.
The whole concept has an inherent opportunity for oppression once again.
currently people are oppressed by numbers on a computer (royal money) and their imaginations.
when currency be tangible and useful,
(like dry food) then money makes more sense,
people can more easily make decisions.
barter calculation users see alternative to "imaginary money".
gold an asset of the royalty becomes reasonably valued
Please clarify the need for currency.
for tribes next to each other to have a piece-ful form of interaction.
if your village doe or gives something for my village,
with price calculation we know how much it was worth,
and can in return service or create for your village.
so if a different village wants something in your territory,
instead of just taking it,
there be a protocol of interaction,
it's price can be mutually agreed upon,
and it can be bartered.
[edit on 25-8-2009 by lowki]
[edit on 25-8-2009 by lowki]