Quote:
Originally Posted by Cymatic Veilbegone
how can you blame that on a piece of paper? maybe I dont get it but that just sounds silly to me. When you really examine it, isn't it really about human behavior? Isn't it about the concept of winning/losing.....the embedded philosophy of COMPETITION...that someone has to lose in order for you to win. If we change that paradigm, it won't matter what we use...money, toilet paper, marbles, or nothing at all.
|
Not blaming the piece of paper, blaming the short sightedness of the people who feel the need to create a system that everyone must adhere to.
Indeed it is about behaviour and that is exactly my point.
Money or any other thing you want to trade only reinforces the concept of 'this is mine' 'that is yours'.
I have a whole room of stuff that has been given to me over the years, given to me for nothing in return, given to me only because I needed it at the time and I asked for it.
Over the years I have given lots of people help with alot of things at no cost or trade to them, purely because they needed it and I could give it.
Yes indeed my friend, behaviour is part of the answer.