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[a_shadow]

Money is a cornerstone of a successful society. Right now we have to barter for favors if there's a job that needs done. It's easy to lose track of who owes who for what. Physical currency solves this problem and makes it easier to determine how much a unit of cost (an hour of work) should be worth.

Those of us who are working on the planet are being paid in physical currency. I think that once we return to the ship, we should all agree to honor this currency for goods and services rendered.

[ Attachment: A photo of a pile of hexagonal brass-colored coins, each with a geometric grid etched on it and a hole punched out of the center. A small group of the coins has been strung together with a cord. ]

Make sure to cash out for these coins so we all have the same thing. They have cloth bills but I don't think those are worth shit. We'll handle distribution for the people who aren't working once we figure out how much money we have on board.

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[outer_space]

What is it that you're so eager to buy?

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[a_shadow]

Nothing specific right now. I'm sure something will come up though. And I want to have the buying power for it when it does. There are lots of different skill sets on board.

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[outer_space]

There must be, for us to have an economist in our midst.

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[a_shadow]

If no one else is going to do it I figured I needed to take matters into my own hands. I don't want to deal with it when the lack of money is a problem later.

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[outer_space]

I have no use for money.

What skills are in short supply here?

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[a_shadow]

Good for you. I'm sure you have the luxury where you come from.

We have tons of military types, so that kind of thing is over represented here. We only have a few people who can do things like make clothes for someone who needs it. That kind of thing.

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[notglitching]

Resource exchange: more efficient.

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[a_shadow]

There's no way to know if you're getting an equivalent exchange that way.

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[notglitching]

Relevance (equivalency)?

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[a_shadow]

I for one don't like the idea of putting my effort into something when I don't get its worth back in return.

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[notglitching]

[Users. Except this isn't even a user, is it? Whatever, she's still running on the same values.]

'Worth': relative.
Currency: arbitrary standardization of resource value (user systems).
Local resources distributed directly by admins.

No purpose.

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[a_shadow]

Security and peace of mind is worth a hell of a lot. That sounds like a purpose to me.

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Sounds like an interesting experiment. I suppose I'll bite.

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[kickbancaboose]

[ oh, what the fuck. he should've known tex living in a world without money would be a statistical impossibility. this is so typical. ]

WHY

[longshadow]

Counterpoint: Fuck that.

[ What an educated and reasonable response, that surely has nothing to do with his own desire to continue getting free stuff. ]

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[a_shadow]

You better be planning to help me with this.

[a_shadow]

Thank you. I'm glad to have your support.

[a_shadow]

You'll remember you said that when you don't get a share.

[longshadow]

Zero divided by zero still nets you zero. If you show up flashing coins at the healers, what do you think they're gonna do with it?

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Minor stipulation: we keep the kids out of this.

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[outer_space]

Domestic skills.

Do the captains know of your plans?

[a_shadow]

If they're smart they'll get themselves some purses to keep their payment in.

[a_shadow]

Okay, that's fair. They need to learn a skill to be able to trade with it.

[text]

[a_shadow]

They got this announcement the same way you did.

[longshadow]

Right. Their super useful shiny discs.

Hypothetically, this works. What do I do then, if someone shows up without a stack of those, and they're getting blood all over the nice clean floor?