Money, what is it and why do people want it? In my analysis, money is a static icon of the dynamic assesment of value. I give you money not for an item or thing, but for the worth and value that i ascribe to it. If i were rich i may pay you $20 which is relatively small compared to my total wealth, but if i were poor and paid you $20 i would be giving you a greater percentage of my total wealth. But everyone knows that kind of analysis, so let me get back to the patterns.
Money operates as an agreement between people (one, two people up to international recognition). Therefore money runs on the social level of the MoQ. However, relative to short time spans (yearly) some currencies are stable (low inflation/deflation) and some currencies are instable (high inflation/deflation & stagflation). This latter fact comes as a result of a few people printing or destroying more money at a greater rate. On the other hand, money is also an intellectual pattern. For me to spend my money on something, i have to judge that thing or service as having value, relative to my total and dispoable wealth. With my contention that the social level coming out of the intellectual (individual). . . There have to be individuals who ascribe value to things. When two individuals make individual assessments on value, agree on a standard by which they judge the value and worth of things, then money is created. Money is both abstract and concrete. Sure there may be ten cubits of gold, four yards of silk, one mustard seed or three pounds of flax, whatever the case the actual items represent a specific measurement. After a few series of exchanges (and gasp! an exchange system) these different measures may be cross-referenced much like the formulaic translations from feet to meters and back and so forth. So in its origins, money was an intellectual pattern. Over time money became a social pattern when different monetary systems (systems for valuing) interacted and became systematized. Rather i could say money became a social pattern when people using different monetary systems interacted and figured out how to convert value between their different systems. Today, money (in general) is a social pattern. The money in my pocket is an intellecual pattern (yeah, it's not really there -here one day, gone the next) Amilcar Dance 'til your knees hurt Giggle 'til you're gone Love with abandon Do 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
