> [Krimel] > Money is dynamic because it is a generalized conditioned reinforcer. In and > of itself it has no Value. It becomes Valuable because we can use it to > acquire other things that are primary reinforcers: food, shelter, sex drugs > and rock and roll. They say money can't buy everything but I figure that > what you can buy, you can often rent. > > It is a bit like what Pirsig says about carbon atoms. Since money can be > associated with all sorts of Valuable experiences the Value of those > experiences rubs off on money. Like carbon, money is promiscuous. >
[John] It is also a bit like what the bible says and has become a common aphorism, "Love of money is the root of all evil" Thus Money as a MEASURE of value is moral and money as SOURCE of value is immoral. [Krimel] In short, no. That bit about "love of money" is the loophole that has allowed the marriage of capitalism and Christianity. Without it I fear the contradictions between the two would be so obvious as to make them mutually exclusive. But money is never the SOURCE of value. The source of value is the things we acquire using money. Money is always a measure of Value as in "How much does that cost?" This works really, really well in a whole variety of situations, especially the redistribution of wealth and of scarce goods and services. But there are many areas where it is completely inappropriate as a measure of value. I listed medicine and education but love, family, monopolies, law and politics are others were its role is pernicious and its influence should be minimized. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
