So how fast should money move?
The twenty cent coin I found while trimming an overgrown hedge had probably been missing in action for a bit too long - judging by the date and tarnish on it.
The fifty dollar notes in my pocket, kept me company for about four days, until finally being dwindled down by the need for petrol and food and so on. it served me and the shops I walked past well.
The hundreds of electronic dollars that flashed lightening like from my bank account as I pressed the enter button on my phone, well they never even bothered to say hello or goodbye. I'm not sure now if they were even ever mine, or ever existed.
Maybe they were just a story.
The funny thing about my walking money..
when I spent it, I walked past other goods, that I became interested in.
I used my car, and petrol and drivers licence, and needed presentable pants with pockets.
I got to look at for sale signs on buildings and see how happy (or unhappy) people were on the streets.
And the chilling thought struck me.
Will lightning money ..or cyber money to be more accurate ..loose touch with and sabotage the real world?
Could it possibly be more problematic than going away from the gold standard in that way?
And like the teenager spending hours locked in his or her room (playing a video games hour after hour), does money need to be in the real world regularly to be healthy?
Thoughts?
The twenty cent coin I found while trimming an overgrown hedge had probably been missing in action for a bit too long - judging by the date and tarnish on it.
The fifty dollar notes in my pocket, kept me company for about four days, until finally being dwindled down by the need for petrol and food and so on. it served me and the shops I walked past well.
The hundreds of electronic dollars that flashed lightening like from my bank account as I pressed the enter button on my phone, well they never even bothered to say hello or goodbye. I'm not sure now if they were even ever mine, or ever existed.
Maybe they were just a story.
The funny thing about my walking money..
when I spent it, I walked past other goods, that I became interested in.
I used my car, and petrol and drivers licence, and needed presentable pants with pockets.
I got to look at for sale signs on buildings and see how happy (or unhappy) people were on the streets.
And the chilling thought struck me.
Will lightning money ..or cyber money to be more accurate ..loose touch with and sabotage the real world?
Could it possibly be more problematic than going away from the gold standard in that way?
And like the teenager spending hours locked in his or her room (playing a video games hour after hour), does money need to be in the real world regularly to be healthy?
Thoughts?
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