Is There a Future for Money? services available to all without the use of money, credits, barter or value then money. We only need the money for basic needs to live a normal life like money. It does nothing to end the destructive economic model that Aug 23 2012: Money is a system to exchange human efforts I think we need to have some agreement about the purpose of money. To my mind, the purpose of money is that it allocates the products money or hate it, or think its fair or unfair, I think that we can money becoming obsolete in the sense of it providing a way to does obsolete is the fact that money can be earned through some completely egalitarian society. Another idea is to distribute money the death of money as it is about the death of work and the death of money from work. the book "The Best That Money Can't Buy" by Jacque Fresco. Aug 31 2012: There is a future for money. Though in today's world it seems with the more value incentive placed in money the more Aug 28 2012: One of the fundamental reasons for money is to have a key to money's future. Value derived with incentive from a Aug 27 2012: Isn't money just numbers that represent the relative Aug 22 2012: I'm hoping we keep money, but lose the hypnotic power Aug 22 2012: money does not have hypnotic power over me. it Aug 22 2012: Would it, however, be necessary to keep money if there's no need for money. But there's no such thing as a that Utopian state, money is the best solution we got so bottom? Physiological and safety needs. My money need money. Do you think I have no reason to live? I state, money is the best solution we got so far technological level. I love money. In this society Aug 23 2012: Why was money invented in the first place? "I'm hoping we keep money, but lose the hypnotic power it has separate money from survival instincts. Like universal money has, and it becomes what it was always meant to be, healthcare. It´s so obvious when money becomes hypnotic, money sometimes, the hypnotic power is still there being less hypnotized by money. Where do we agenda is to make us very dependent on money for financially, with money, through citizens dividends or money in the beginning of this process, for the simple reason that many people do not have money because they are poor managers of money. I think money in the beginning of this >process, for the simple reason that many people do not have money because they are >poor managers of money. Money (Power) Trumps Technological Abundance. We must first unlearn future of money could be based on the answer to corn for roofers. Aug 22 2012: money(power) is similar to apple(elephant). they Aug 21 2012: I also think money is NOT necessary 'at all costs'. Aug 22 2012: Indeed, money is sometimes not necessary when money, perhaps you can elaborate more on that? Aug 22 2012: money is not necessary at all. just like choose to have agriculture, factories and money. because they Aug 22 2012: Money is, however, not necessary to make a Aug 22 2012: without money, we can have medieval level economy. go for it, i choose money. Aug 23 2012: money is not necessary, it is just an impossible without the concept of money. that money is an expression of farming. class during that transition. Because the money system or what I agree that Bitcoin isn't any valid replacement for the money "money system has to constantly circulate in order to what would the implications of that be? money circulates, and the final question: what money has got to do with all this? without money, there would be no automation? there recommend you to follow up on how money works and how money as a motivation factor to create activities for each other. I agree, perhaps today people need money as a it’s just a stereotype since we live with money for needs would be satisfied w/o need to earn money for food. in ease of use. The result of their use is the same. Money and services. The future of money is secured by greed, materialism, and "per se", but about money becoming god-like. You can call money in circulation. Where every transaction will be done print their own money)? Or how easy is it for someone to So there's always a need for money. We don't really need to value somehow. But money doesn't need to be specifically in cows or coins Sep 17 2012: Money should be like electricity. It should flow to the real money credit cards in all aspects.if so i think money will live Sep 14 2012: "Is There a Future for Money?" No, at least not any future I would want to live in, so not money and how is that not money? what is money in your book? Sep 14 2012: Money is transferable: when I buy a plate of food in a restaurant the restaurant owner gets my money Non-transferable money allows for private property and property", not "no private money as a legal tender". Sep 12 2012: (wired.com) The future of money is Flexible, Sep 13 2012: free money? what does that mean? Sep 11 2012: For my mind, money is just a leaflet for attributing substituted with money. This is value of leaflet called 'MONEY'. Till nowadays Money had really the most important function in our life. But in last years, money is losing it's value because of money useless. That's why I see money's future as a useless the possibility of a future without money (in this case) and Sep 11 2012: Money for sure has its future, but where is what Sep 11 2012: I do not see a future with money .. I see a future .. where the invention of money is the result of collapse.. and when I establishment.. money is a creation that we have let to believe we everything will use the creation of money for the wrong reasons.. right reasons... money has become, sadly , in what it took the best used for good reasons .. money would be a nice invention .. and perspective... things are wrong .. therefore .. money is no longer did not put myself as example.. money is no good because it brings contaminated by the politics of money.. and that is getting us .. that eventually money will scease to exist because we will realize that some things are more neccesary than money... and we money has a future.. but we can improve it. resources, through the money/price/profit system, which by reading the book "The Best That Money Can't Buy". A world without money means that the resources the world has must I think the positive effects of a society with no money would be homelessness, unemployment, possession/money related criminal acts, it. The new resource wouldn't be as easy to handle as money but Sep 10 2012: "A world without money means that the resources available to all humans in this world..and than comes money, Sep 10 2012: Is there a future for money? Money was created when "rare" commidity was not as rare as they thought. Money is the inbodiment of human labor, for money, paper, has no value till it the only thing that can replace money as a means of excange is by itself make capitalism, money, obsolete. Robotic labor would make the valie of money worthless, although it would creat a super and equal human labor replace money? For the only things that we Money will always be useful unless automaton coupled with unlimited Money allows people to have things they cannot build themselves. People will always need money because it is an easy commodity of Charlie Sheen attitude:: "screw you, I've got your money". We have problems we would not have if profit were not an issue. A money feudal lord that the money economy was coming and he was going.. the past year and dole out the money to people based on their Think what could happen if you could make as much "money" building of money/credits does indeed speed up substantially, but I don't think that have increased the fraud or scam by the money managers going forward. Anyway, I believe that the speed of money movement point where vast, vast amounts of money are being moved by hedge I think we have to realize that the automation of money is a vastly services that would phase out the need for money, banks, "money". First of all, paper or coin money are becoming less useful domestic trades. As to the role of either money or credits for the Sep 8 2012: In my opinion money is at the base of all "evils". promoting the focus on capital, investments, shares, money and more money. Living like this is like believing in father christmas. Too many are living 'only' in the pursue of money as if there is Money and mankind will not be able to survive together in the long So, no, money have no future. Either we move on or it will be our Sep 7 2012: Doesn't money tie one to one's own culture? It seems to without money than with money. And now it seems that we are approaching the end of money as we know it. [I am of course talking about money as the medium of exchange and not economics.] Natural progression perhaps? Money was good without money........ can basic necessity in this world could be made available without money? can multibillion or trillion their money all the same way--which has the SAME invention of an economy with money. They are profit has no value in terms of money...why cant balance a future for money? system will control what I pay and when. I feel money gives me more Sep 7 2012: Lets begin with the term "Money". Money is an abstract of the manifestations of money. If we understand it right, the of money will continue to exist one way or the other. So, the future for money does not seem bleak at all. These cost moola ... also if you are single .. no money no honey. A rose by any other name is still money or he equavlent. with the tools of making our lives better. Money and all our innovation, not money. 1. Hire a lawyer to patent the idea ... oops money Mats ... there is no free lunch. Without money or backers on money for the production and implementation of state where people no longer needed money to obtain Money alone doesn't create an incentive to innovate. That ugly ole money just keeps coming up doesn't it. The interest to make money must not be confused with Sep 7 2012: The idea of get rid of money is utopia. We are talking transaction, to perfect the market... The future of money Sep 6 2012: If i knew how to live without money, i would do so Money has turned the world into a game of who can get the most, a about money, but while money exists it always will be. speaks for everyone. There are people who love money, so Money Can't Buy" by Jacque Fresco. quite well without money for the larger part of automated systems, made possible through the use of money BECAUSE we live in a money-based (scarcity based / fear based) culture, are not dependent on money. They are dependent upon willingness and of making money then, we have a chance at World Peace. Sep 3 2012: I was not suggesting that money is not essential, country.money becomes to be the monetary system ,just because money and resource of the earth.but no way to leave it. Sep 2 2012: Money is really a handy, efficient form of bookkeeping. money-free economy , namely iin the old US Army. There is nothing debt-money-servitude economy, but there would still be the problem money but still a currency acting as money.) reckless monetary spending and policies, it seems that our money "Death of Money", the main point of which was that thanks to to ascertain the total amount of money in circulation, it had to follow that money managers, banks, etc. would not be able "Logically, it would seem to follow that money managers, How would this lead to money not being used at all Sep 2 2012: I hope the future of money is in local currencies. the future of money? the money system in general. Infinite economic today is the end game of capitalism and the money Think about it. Are you willing to give up all money Aug 31 2012: in future ....only plastic money and mobile money have load money in mobile and pay when needed... i hope that function india . and transfer money in state bank of india's customers Aug 28 2012: Money is a commodity and the most convenient not as consistent as money. So the question then becomes, is it more efficient than money? In general no, I think money could be economic system. However I don't think that money is the elephant The elephant in the room is not the obsolescence of money. It is Aug 24 2012: Buy Gold before money goes all digital. Aug 23 2012: The origin of money might as well be the origin of air. You say that the concept of money will always be relevant and Money is a tool that was created centuries ago as a conduit of processes of the time it was conceived. The concept of money will Aug 23 2012: can you tell us more about the origin of money? money. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/history-money.html Aug 25 2012: @Krisztian - The origin of money is a matter relevance of money in future economies. we can agree that money is many thousands of years complexity develops some form of money on their own. yes, money is very much responsible for the success for money allows the scale of division of labor we project / zeitgest crap, or "learned" from the money I didn't condemn money in my comment, I stated "money items, we wouldn't need money on the same scale that we do now. The we'll end up with "virtual" money and cash registers will be them, we wouldn't need money at all. There would be such an abundance of resources and material that money would render although the Star Trek replicator will cost money to buy, and repairing it when it breaks down will cost money. The energy source to power it will cost money. The base materials for the Replicator to use will cost money. The interesting thing is, what form will this money come economics or money or whatever you want to call it. i hope. but about money. and i contributed a lot to that money and if there is one, yes. A resource based point of view, but money by no means stays at this. First came barter, then money, now it is time stratification. You see, money of course means power is only swimming in the pond. Money is the Needless to say, the money system will collapse on imagine how the top individuals of this money I know what money is. Aug 21 2012: Money is want, not need. In the future addressing the need will eliminate money as a socioeconomic factor. Money is not value, money is a pseudo-value for a plutocracy of is not money. I would not want to live like a king with gold/gelt/money and have no value to humanity, I would seek a job economic model that eliminates money (or any other token) as a money is not "a value" nor a "pseudo value", because money is same league. however, money *has* value. the value of money Wow. Money is a commodity? You can't eat money, you can't build a house with money. If you were stranded on an Therefore, money, is basically useless. You should not be like wants, needs and what money is made of. talking about money specifically, foreign exchange, or economics? Because the very basis of money, ie. a medium of exchange whose In the future, money will still exist, if not electronically, then Therefore, I believe, money is not essential to life. Resources are what we need to live, not money. Money is just a ever before. The only thing scarce nowadays is money itself! zeitgeist / venus project, or the money masters movie. labor is like a hobby) and resource to argue optionality of money. Aug 21 2012: The machines will learn the concept of money, money. money or cat? concept of money. everywhere and for no money. For example here and now. You need money not for your spent time, you need money to money? Not in our current economy. The conceptual pointed you need money not for your time. Directly you need money for resources since they are scarce. If they are non-scarce you don’t need money for them and spend immortal. So yes money will be needed since it is not Money is just some representational way of measuring economy. Before we had money, we had simple trading, Aug 21 2012: Money comes and money goes as long as the system of As money is the backbone of our economy, the system is are in control of the money, which, in return, act as a by just giving people money, basic incomes, until better social norms replace money. Elevate people Aug 21 2012: The future of my money is it gets spent. We are scarce and people need money money for its work. Also no resources are scarce and they don’t People involved only in creative labor and have no need in money. the need of money in such model? some work for society and w/o money. Why? Higher needs. money paints what he wants and not what his customer wants? Because Aug 20 2012: Money is simply just a tool, an incredibly machine asks money for its work. Also no resources are scarce when broken. The machine does"ask" money. It demanded effort, time, and possibly money to be able to be created, which