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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 13:16:27 -0600 (CST)
Subject: The death of money - Part II


We have spent all of our lives surrounded by money and the need to acquire 
enough money.

It's hard to imagine a world no longer needing money.

Throughout history in every culture, humans have had to work to survive.

Eventually automatic production will end the need for working to survive.

Goods will be "free" since the NEED for money will have ended.

Of course people will still create goods or services NOT needed for survival.

They will receive recognition in various ways.

Honors.  Awards.  Applause.  Attention.

Today money is one way of measuring recognition.


When goods needed by people are produced automatically, money as symbolic 
recognition will die.

People even identify with their monetary balance.

How often we hear "He is a millionaire" or "She is a pauper".


When goods needed by people are produced automatically, money as a human measure
will die.

To live 100 years ago was painful compared to the present.

To live 1000 years ago was a horror compared to the present.

To live 100 years from now will be to see THIS time as painful.

To live 1000 years from now will be to see THIS time as a horror.

Don't worry too much about taking your money into the future.

Sooner or later money, like the buggy whip, will be extinct.

Just make sure YOU don't become extinct.

Cryonics is a plan to bypass your personal extinction.

And it costs about the same as a pizza a month.

See http://www.cryonics.org for details.

-George Smith

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