The Aztecs with the largest market in the world at the time, solved the
problem by making the Cacoa Bean (a food) the unit of value. Can you
imagine Rukeyser abandoning commodoties if they are the unit of
money? Then there is the issue of work as a part of the ethos of the
culture. America's current work "ethic" is Calvinist Christian. But
do you ban it? Or do you grow them out of it? And if you choose the
latter then how do you deal with the issue of respect towards one's
parents and their choices. As we know, those children who have chosen
to abandon their parents traditions have alway made the world better,
right?
(just kidding) Damn complexity!
REH
Eva Durant wrote:
> It is obvious, that people's life
> should not depend on the ambiguous ways
> work is defined and measured.
> Work is a social collaborative activity,
> so the products should be socially shared.
> Simple really...
>
> Eva
