It's useful to see money for what it is, a tool for forcing others to do things they don't necessarily want to do. Then you can translate need for money -> need for other peoples' services. You can also relieve your need for money if needs are met in other ways.
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money represents what society sees as valuable. thus the only two options are to either 1/ convert your personal value into sth socially acceptable to buy social goods like cars & computers or 2/ homestead away from society w/ only what ur two hands can build
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socrates for e.g. realized that his way of life was dependent on society providing him w/ his other needs. as a homesteader, he'd be busy all day instead of being able to philosophize. thus he accepted the judgement of society.https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1390737237378158592?s=20 …
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Read the whole thread, lol
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i did. you say that money is a tokenization of force. my counterpoint is that while true, people act as followers in a hierarchy of value not because they are coerced but because they are promised a better future. it is a token of power and power is the opposite of force
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