John, On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:04 PM, John Carl <ridgecoy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Right on Dan; > > Doing away with grades is tantamount to doing away with money. How >> could anyone keep score if there are no grades? The old adage that it >> isn't about winning so much as it is about how the game is played has >> become outdated in many people's minds. Not only is it about winning, >> but winning is everything. Those who don't go along with this premise >> are shunted aside and ostracized as being losers. >> > >[John] > This made me think of burning man. It's a very creative but temporary > commune of artists and the first rule through the gates is abolishing > money. Maybe that's where the creativity comes from?
Dan: That's interesting. I've heard of burning man but never had the money to make the trip. Running my own business is great but it also means I don't get paid while I'm away. How do they handle food and water and stuff like that? Is it free? Is there a barter system in place? I don't know where creativity comes from but I agree its source probably has nothing to do with money. Unless of course a person has lots of time to do their art because they have fat stacks. The old 'starving artist' adage is many times more fact than fiction. I remember Hemingway writing about how he liked living in France because the breakfast rolls were cheap. A Moveable Feast? I think so but don't quote me on it. Thanks, Dan http://www.danglover.com 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/md/archives.html
