Part of the problem right now is that we're trying to build new infrastructure, for everything, from scratch.
Rejecting existing capitalist structures means replacing the essential bits.
Lots of us have different definitions of essential, and identifying which existing structures can be co-opted versus which ones need to be replaced is tricky. Figure out which should be replaced vs which should be destroyed is tricky!
Lots of people want to replicate cash.
I understand why! Commerce is essential to a lot of modern life, and the existence of cash is part of what gives governments their power.
But it is very difficult to create a medium of exchange without power, and without the threat of violence.
Most attempts to do so are doomed, and even if they weren't, are they a good idea?
This is a genuine question!
Is money a good idea? As we build a new world in the rotting husk of the old, what purpose does money serve? And is that purpose good?
What is money?
One could say money is a mechanism for the allocation of goods and services, but if that's all it is, it is poorly suited for purpose.
In practice, money is an analog for power and a mechanism for enforcing scarcity and justifying violence.
@ajroach42 This is a good question. I am always in awe at how abstractions with money can become financial instruments of destruction or prosperity. Like how just a couple of small changes can make all the difference.
