{"id":272567,"date":"2020-09-09T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=272567"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:59:17","slug":"the-philosophy-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/09\/the-philosophy-of-money\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PHILOSOPHY OF MONEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason why I&#8217;m so fascinated with <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/individual-economics\/\">economics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/09\/the-future-of-money\/\">money<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What is money &#8230; really?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If we assume that money sets the whole world in motion, what does this mean towards humanity?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/8EF4PCBb?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>THE PHILOSOPHY OF MONEY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is money?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Philosophy of Money\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s9CjKAu7-nE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Money is a technological tool and a weighing thing. For example to weigh something is natural to the human psyche (Nietzsche). Once upon a time we weighed one piece of gold against another piece fo gold to see what was worth &#8216;more&#8217;. Similarly speaking, we weigh men against one another. If a man was taller, more muscular than the other man &#8230; we would see the more muscular and more tall man as superior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/sAkEfH9Z?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/27\/eric-kim-home-gym-pump\/\">ERIC KIM GYM HOME PUMP<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does money matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Money is important. I do not desire to live in a society with no money. Money makes life soooo much easier for me. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I can hand over a person a $20 Andrew Jackson bill piece of paper, and in return, receive 20 pounds of (delicious and fatty) <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/30\/why-i-eat-pork\/\">pork<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isn&#8217;t this magic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How people are unintelligent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/9hAWzBxw?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/09\/the-future-of-money\/\">THE FUTURE OF MONEY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So a lot of these idealists have the wrong notion. They think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Oh, if we just get rid of these &#8216;evil&#8217; human desires like lust for money and power and blah blah blah, suddenly the world would become this great utopia. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very bad line of thinking. Money keeps us humans decent. Money helps us facilitate trade. Money is proof of what we truly care for. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason why I&#8217;m so fascinated with economics and money: What is money &#8230; really? 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