Barter System for Your Money Problems?
While I was in the mood to binge read yesterday, I was able to check @kingofreview 's article discussing the what if’s if money is not the main solution to some of our financial problems. Thanks to his follow up questions at the end — it helped me to reflect and brainstorm some answers that leads me on writing this.
I suggest reading kingofreview article so you can totally relate on this one. Thank you!
Going back, I was thinking yesterday if money is not the main solution to our financial problems, what do you think this world would be? Would it be peaceful? Would it be happier? Or otherwise?
If I base my answer on our current situation, I think it will be more peaceful. A peaceful world because we can sleep at night without worrying if we can still provide food for our family, without worrying about the continuous price increase of basic necessities.
Personally, 80% of my problem right now is connected to money. If I am just rich, I would be happier — I can pay off my tuition, I can buy the foods I am craving, I can buy the laptop I have been dreaming of for a long time, I can help my parents to pay the bills and lessen the pressure I am receiving from them, I can finally checked my skin condition to skin professional, etc. Damn, I wish I am still a child so I won’t be stressed.
I believe that growing up and entering the adult world, we became exposed to the mindset that life is not easy for the poor. Because of this we're starting to build our career so opportunities would be available to us, thus giving us better income and life. If you will analyze the overall structure of our society, we are just here with the main goal of earning. Without these valuable metals and papers, we would have difficulty in surviving.
Since the majority of us have problems with finance, this leads me to thinking that what if we just abolished the money system and just continued the barter system we had a few hundred years ago? My ballpen in exchange for your paper. My writing skills in exchange for your crypto trading skills.
Using the barter system, I think the majority of us will proceed to choose our passion instead of practicality. In Asian countries, especially here in the Philippines, when your career path doesn’t offer a huge paying job, your parents will discourage you from taking it. They will suggest other courses like doctor, engineering, accountancy, etc. However, in the barter system, if you choose art or music as your career, you can offer it in exchange for something. You want that house? Create a Sonata or sing for them.
I was a victim of practically over passion. Back then, I told my mother that I want to choose ICT strand since this is aligned to my interest which is computers. But she has the stigma that if you choose this course, you’ll end up working in a computer shop. As a child who seeks validation from his parents, I don’t want to disappoint her so I choose Accountancy Business and Management (ABM) to pursue the world of corporate slaves. I am just lucky that I am able to explain to her over the years that Information Technology (IT) is in demand and offers high paying jobs thus convincing her to allow me to continue taking this career.
Except for skills, in the barter system we can trade our things for the properties of other people. Imagine you need a computer but you only have a refrigerator, then this other individual has an extra computer but needs a refrigerator, you can just make a deal out of it. Though to be honest, I find this pretty ridiculous idea, we can’t deny that it solved our problem. I don’t know if this makes sense but I guess a barter system is still good.
By the way, as I approached this end, although this is just an opinion, I realized how a barter system can change the world. I think no one will become evil just because of money. There will be no corruption at all. It feels like everyone will be given a chance equally. The world will not praise the riches because there will be no such thing. Everyone just needs to improve their skills and they can get what they need.
How about you? What do you think about this stuff? What are the other solutions you can think of? Do you think barter systems are good for your money problems?
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That kind of thing is still present here in barios .. And also when I harvest my banana plants, my grandmother will exchange it to sugar and coffee to a near store here.. Sakin parang 90 perfect ng problem ko is linked sa pera haha..hay buhay nga naman.