The idea that people can live without money (or without greed) is an idealist interpretation of a utopian world. It stems from the intellectual idea that all people are (or should be) equals. Thus one having the world while others have barely enough to eat is against the intellectual ideal.
But money doesn't have anything to do with the intellectual realm. Money has a profound influence in the social realm; if you have the money to buy a good looking suit and drive a nice car people _will_ be polite and respectful. The guy who can buy the most drinks is often the one taking the most girls home. This isn't "political correct" but it is observable in almost any bar over the world. Money can also be regarded as a mechanism provided by the social level to provide the biological needs. Without money no food, shelter etc. This hooks into some of the most elemental fears of the biological human: to starve. People feel save when they have money, they feel unprotected when they don't. It takes a lot of courage (or foolishness) to go without money. As for the original question, I think the only help any theory can offer as in our relationship to many is to clarify _why_ we like money; we can't help ourselves in loving wealth for it is the opposite of starvation. P.S. Maybe money can be described as a mechanism employed by the social level to suppress some elements of the biological level ? -- ) ( Jaap Karssenberg || Pardus [Larus] | |0| | : : http://pardus-larus.student.utwente.nl/~pardus | | |0| ) \ / ( |0|0|0| ",.*'*.," Proud owner of "Perl6 Essentials" 1st edition :) wannabe ------- End of forwarded message ------- MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_focus/ MF Queries - [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from moq_focus follow the instructions at: http://www.moq.org/mf/subscribe.html
