Re: Bartering in a cashless society

[Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>]

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, chatski carl wrote:

> > At 08:20 AM 2/13/99 -0500, I wrote:
> > >>The first requirement for a healthy and sustainable society is the
> > >>elimination of money, public and private.  Or anything like it.
> > >>This is ultimate libertarianism - every act 100% voluntary - no act
> > >>coerced.
> 
>  (1) If, while you are making love with someone,

Ever hear of a "68?" You do me, I'll owe you one.

>  (2) The impact of new technology is labor reduction.  Any work that
>      people don't enjoy doing, can be eliminated.

In every society, someone must still pick up the garbage.

You don't really work for a living, do you? Must be in academia.

> Our current social systems waste 90% of the brain power and creativity of
> the human race.

Let's bring on your utopia, where nobody need to do anything they don't 
enjoy. When the food runs out, the starving hordes can waste 90% of the 
human race, brainpower and all.

-r.w
"Will SAR for food."
(Damn barter economy)