Do we really need money ?

[dimpy.handa]

Ever since the firs man started defining his ownership over objects, lands and animals there had always been some sort of universal currency that could be traded for any kind of possessions and services, our lives so dependently revolve around it that it doesn't even occur in our minds how the world look without such a thing as it, but is money such an unsubstituted thing that it can not have any alternatives at all that would work globally in human society ?

Main purpose of it back than was not having to carry goods long distances for the porpoise of trading for other goods having the value of those goods in compact items you can carry (such as coins), but in todays world technology anything could be sent anywhere in a matter of days, while simple trade has turned into complex stock exchanges with large corporations battle each other in a maze they themselves created, could it be that technological and social achievements of mankind have outgrown the need for currency ?

 

[pranavdash]

money is only a mediator of any kind that we need. To pay for that somehow our lives (such as eating, drinking, shopping, smoking etc), pay for home loans, buy jewelry for our girlfriends and so forth. Meanwhile, we also need family and love

 

[shivibhanot]

I'm anxious to hear what others have to say on this topic. To me, the issue is finding consistent, and flexible funding that I can use to support the many volunteers who are already providing time and talent to help my small non profit with its work.

Without consistent funding, programs start and stop, people are overworked and stressed, and many don't stay very long in their jobs. Thus, the organization does not accrue human capital, or experience, which is essential to building strong organizations.

Since I'm a small non profit, it's not a case of "more", it's really an urgency to find enough to keep the rent paid, cover basic expenses, and keep a core staff of people working on this project.