It's the same old capitalism (or what's the word for it?) thing: Nothing can ever be worth any money as long as there is enough of it. Exactly that is what money was invented for. In most cases, everything *is* available in enough pieces. You just need to move it, need to *trade*, which is what will make you need something like money.
Well, ever wondered why in StarTrek something "Latinum" exists?:-) "Because it's something that cannot be replicated" Sury, folks..
Couldn't be just that they couldn't imagine that even in something so (mostly) friendly and perfect as the StarTrek universe a place could exist where there's no need for rare minerals, gold, latinum, whatever, used _as a replacement for money_?
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It's the same old capitalism (or what's the word for it?) thing: Nothing can ever be worth any money as long as there is enough of it. Exactly that is what money was invented for. In most cases,
:-) "Because it's something
:-)
everything *is* available in enough pieces. You just need to move it, need to *trade*, which is what will make you need something like money.
Well, ever wondered why in StarTrek something
"Latinum" exists?
that cannot be replicated" Sury, folks..
Couldn't be just that they couldn't imagine that
even in something so (mostly) friendly and perfect
as the StarTrek universe a place could exist
where there's no need for rare minerals, gold,
latinum, whatever, used _as a replacement for
money_?
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