Posted 4/18/2015 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing.
I have been surprised at the intensely angry reaction thousands of people have had at my living moneyless. It used to bother me, but now I realize that anger doesn’t come from people’s true nature, but from the facade they build up. The facade is threatened by reality. Who wants to hear that the basis of our commercial civilization is an illusion? Money only exists if two or more people believe it exists. Money is not a physical substance, but merely a belief in the head. Money is credit, and credit literally means belief (e.g. credibility). Money is literally a creed, the most agreed-upon creed, or religion, in the world. And what fundamentalists won’t get angry if you question their creed?
What a boss. Living moneyless is an assault to those who build themselves up on riches (CEOs, wall street execs) and value money to the point where they disregard fellow human beings. They are just victims of a system that allows them to accumulate that much wealth. I think this is illustrated in the wealth gap, which is as big as it has ever been. This is perhaps the biggest reason why progress in America has halted.
He's really accurate on giving and taking. People always, always, always expect something in return. I tend to help others freely and without the expectation of getting anything back. I feel so much better that way.