Quote Originally Posted by flamingskullballs
i think we should create a free-world society. one in which we trade and barter instead of use printed money. i could give you a chinchilla for that nice blunt you have, etc. everyone does something they are good at, and doing that keeps things going around. the greed for money means capitalism.

in conjunction for that, i would like to trade one chinchilla for that peach cobbler and cherry pie you hold in such high-asteem
Flame,

I'm going to have to say that I disagree. As it is, we DO trade and barter for products and services in a central market place. If there was no standard currency, would there be an increase; decrease; or no change in the population? I myself would be inclined to say a decrease, although this conclusion could easily be argued against.
Imagine that nobody possesses a skill that is beneficial on the market, what are they to do? Therefore those people would be what we call, "unemployed."
Maybe an individual is capable of consistently exercising several skills and obtains more products and services than his or her associates?
We're now in a bit of dilemma. I personally believe that both of those exchanges strikingly resemble each other.
The currency is skills, money is simply the medium. You've got to be competent enough to acquire that medium; therefore skills are what we trade on anyway. Sorry if this sounds odd...

-etrain