What’s Happening to Money?
It’s no secret that trading something for something has been around for a long time. It originally started with barter. You trade something you have for something that someone else has that you both need. Say, bread for eggs. Or, you could trade your time and effort for something. This was fine for years, but it became cumbersome.Then someone came up with the idea of using some form of agreed-upon exchange and giving it a value. Then, using that for the exchange of goods. How in the hell you ever got people to agree to this is beside the point. It started with precious metals, and then coins, and then paper. This method worked for a long time. And then came banks.
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I remember back in 1969 telling my step-dad that I could see a time when we wouldn’t have physical money, instead have an account at the bank, and the “currency” would be credited, and you would have a card to pay with.
He thought I was nuts. This was long before that started to happen, and I have no idea how I came up with the idea. But we used to argue over all kinds of things…
Well, here we are at a crossroads again — this time it’s digital currency, Bit-coin and many others. Changing the world’s currency systems and making everything digital. This can allow for control of your finances (think China). Call me a fuddy-duddy, old-fashioned, or whatever — BUT, anytime you lose your freedom, your control, it’s not good. I am categorically against all things digital. Not good. You’re giving up your freedoms.
And that’s not good.
Stay healthy and in control!
