Coffee
Dialogue
Coffee: Why are you reading that?
Omelette: ...Huh? I'm waiting for transit.
Coffee: Sure, but why are you reading that?
Omelette: It's not that bad. It's interesting political theory.
Omelette: Have you read it?
Coffee: I have. It's garbage.
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Omelette: What's wrong with new ideas?
Coffee: Nothing at all.
Omelette: You can`t just dismiss it. It addresses actual issues.
Omelette: Like, there`s plenty that works right now, don`t get me wrong.
Omelette: Shared worker profit is functional, government controlled-property, all that...
Omelette: But it SUCKS if you want to start your own business
Omelette: "Fairness" is great, but all that red tape also prevents innovation.
Coffee: Sure, I agree.
Omelette: So? Shouldn't we do something to improve it?
Coffee: I think we should abolish money altogether.
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Omelette: Don't tell me you're one of those...
Omelette: How do you imagine society functioning without money?
Omelette: You're gonna barter for every slice you order?
Coffee: No.
Coffee: You create a shared storehouse of all goods and products.
Coffee: Everyone contributes to that storehouse to the extent of their ability,
Coffee: and takes to the extend of their need.
Omelette: Wow, sounds real simple.
Coffee: It is.
Omelette: What if someone decides to steal it all for themselves?
Coffee: Then they pit themselves against all of society.
Coffee: They wouldn't win.
Omelette: What if someone burns down the storehouse?
Coffee: You wouldn't actually keep it all in just one place.
Coffee: We can deflect and theorize all day...
Coffee: I'm just saying, it would work.
Coffee: There's a lot of things to figure out.
Coffee: But ALL systems of government have things to figure out.
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Omelette: I'm not convinced
Coffee: Because you're believing garbage.
Omelette: No, it's because it doesn't make sense.
Omelette: Where's the motivation? Why would anyone do anything?
Coffee: The existence of money doesn't fix existentialism either.
Coffee: But in a moneyless society, you're free to explore that on your own terms.
Coffee: Without the demand for profit keeping you on a treadmill.
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Omelette: Society would never just transform like that
Omelette: Money solves too many problems too well.
Omelette: I'm telling you, this theory is sound!
Omelette: The issue is that workers have too much power right now.
Omelette: Like, seriously, why should workers share profit equally?
Omelette: People who actually START businesses should profit from their good ideas.
Omelette: Then you could have an economy driven by people's innovation.
Omelette: "Capitalism!"
Coffee: That's seriously the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Coffee: A successful business would consolidate its wealth to just a few people.
Coffee: So you would end up with a tiny ruling class exploiting everyone's labor.
Coffee: And only lucky rich people would ACTUALLY be "free" to have ideas.
Coffee: The rest of us would be stuck working for them.
Omelette: ...
Omelette: Well it's just a theory.