Originally Posted by
LackofABetterName
The most common misconception about money is that it is just pieces of paper.
Money is not just pieces of paper. It is not there because greedy people decides that money should exist so they can take advantage of the system.
Money is a medium of exchange. All civilizations have standard of exchange. Without such standard, civilization cannot function due to chaos.
Money is a measure of "value." Everything has some kind of "value" in the human mind. Money is just labeling it in such a way that everyone sees through the same scope, just like the laws of a land is supreme within its jurisdiction.
To get rid of money and the need for money for civilization to function, humanity will have to not be able to recognize "value." This is, in essence, impossible, because people judge resources base on priority - food first, for example, over wood. The ability to judge something's value is inherent and innate, impossible to change.
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