That is the question posed by Cathleen O’Grady in an Ars Technica article published on February 6, 2018.
It discusses whether “first-world quality of life for all” is a realistic goal and suggests that the only way to achieve it is through an “efficiency shake-up.”
Unsurprisingly, money (often tied to greed in high places) is at the heart of many inefficiencies that prohibit or hinder an individual’s access to a decent standard of living. This only bolsters my argument that money is such an impediment to progress in so many areas of our lives that it should be eliminated entirely.
In my opinion, the only impediment to change in our lives is money, the “great un-equalizer”.
Toward the end of the article, and to my great surprise, Ms O’Grady makes the following statement:
“This implies that wealthy countries … would require a shift from the pursuit of GDP growth to what the researchers term ‘alternative economic models such as a steady-state economy.’ ”
A pursuit of alternative economic models? How about no economic model at all?
If we are ready to seriously consider alternative models to help equalize the standard of living for all, then we should push for a zero-money world.
