can you imagine this world?

India
September 21, 2011 8:17am CST
In todays world , we are all work to earn money. Money is the main thing that drives people all over the world. Suppose, imagine that there is no concept of money in this world ( like ancient age) . , then can u imagine how the world it will be? If there is no concept of money, then will this world develop like this? If there is no concept of money, then crimes will aslo decrease . So according to your opinion , how do u think, that this world would be without the concept of money.
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• United States
21 Sep 11
Even before what we consider "money" was ever imagined, people traded other things, which they used as "currency", such as beads or shells, etc. They also exchanged goods and services. However, in another response box we gave an example of how that can get complicated very quickly, which is why money makes an easy way for people to "exchange goods and services" without having to try to find people that will satisfy the wants and/or needs of each other to make the trade.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
21 Sep 11
Money itself is a progress that does not deserve to be demonized.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
21 Sep 11
"crimes will aslo decrease" : are you sure about this ? If I can't buy my groceries every week, I will have to visit your fridge and steal your food to survive. Maybe will you kill me for this ? I believe that without money we will have to exchange services, but if I extract square roots and you are producing jams, I will have to wait that you need to extract a square root to eat jam. And if you need to extract a square root and I don't like jams, what will happen ? It is why money seems to be still an interesting concept.
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• United States
21 Sep 11
Without money we would indeed need to exchange goods and services. Are there no other things that you are good at than extracting square roots that you could trade for the jam? If not, then you could find someone that needs square roots extracted and who makes candles. Once you get the candle for the square roots, you could trade the candle for the jam. It is a more round-about way, but it will work if you can get everybody to cooperate.
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• United States
21 Sep 11
Without money you would have to barter. You can exchange goods or services for things you need or want. It is up to you and the person you deal with to decide on what to trade, do, or give. It can be very hard but with money at least you know how much to pay. With money you can keep your precious items and save time doing labor to get goods or service in many cases.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
hi, now a days money is the main key to live and to have what we needs in our daily life,in the ancient time its more power the main key to be the most influence person,when we compare it they are the same only,if no power and money involve i think the world will lead to peace and happy people in the world.
@yansky23 (404)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
Money is essential towards mankind's progress and development. But sometime during ancient times, the barter system was implemented in which you swap your valuable item to someone which have the same value as yours. But i think, it's a harder system because thetre will never be any economic growth if that system continued. The concept of money is to earn revenue and let it multiply if you use it wisely, per say-profit in business. The only setback of the monetary system is it breeds greed, lusts, slavery and other evil vices. I believe that money is supplemental, but it's value shouldn't be greater than love to your fellow. Money is important, we must use money rather than the other way around.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
Well, I just don't like that fact that money makes the world go round. It should not be.. Life is wonderful even without money. Money is just a want.. not a need.. However, as time goes by.. it became a need. You could not eat without it.. you could not have education without it. (sigh) However, if there is no concept about money.. Barter is very possible then, right? I don't think that crimes will get decreased. Maybe people will keep on arguing about the things they have bartered from the other.. only if they also know how to estimate how a thing should cost. Well.. this is only based on my own opinion.
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• China
21 Sep 11
The birth of the money is destined. Without money, nor existing the society. Money is essential to this the human society. We need a order which is maintained by money. No money, no human civilization. That's all my opinions.
@Olleenz (3398)
• Indonesia
21 Sep 11
World without money concept? A lot of problems will appear No one can do everything. It mean they need someone else to do something they can't do and they must pay for it. But with what? Too many standard we have to deal with if we want to make transaction/barter. Another problem will appear. It's about land. Not all the land was fertile. Gonna be a lot of wars to defend or to get that kind of land. These also create crime problem.
@koperty3 (1876)
21 Sep 11
Seriously I can't imagine this world. How we would find the need to work? And how we would be rewarded of our work? I think people need to do things and expect rewards for it. If we would work for nothing we would stop doing this. I think money gives us inspiration and will. I know that it sounds really bad but we need money. If not money so anything as reward.
@viney17 (688)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
i think in modern age they too have their concept of money, they trade their goods (just like money) to get other goods from other people, if there is no money i dont think our world would develop like this, just htink about it, everyone's goal is to earn and survive that's why they keep on working. I cant really imagine of there is no money in our world.