But trade is just one way of getting something from others.
Yes nice summary of the original point of the entire thread. Money (which is trade, n'est-ce pas?) is just one way of getting something.
And the argument has been can we get more of something by abandoning money. And you and I have pretty much been saying "almost certainly not, what proposal do you have that hasn't already been discredited?"
Money (which is trade, n'est-ce pas?) is just one way of getting something.
Mais non, money is not "just" trade or "just" one way of getting something. Off the top of my head, money has multiple roles which include being:
In particular, the last role is vital for the informational function of money.
How much money would it take to engineer biological immortality for at least half of the world's population, within 20 years, with 99% confidence?