…And yet, if you looked at all their problems they were having in life, they could all be traced to a lack of money.

John Carlton has a great quote:

“Money solves problems not having money creates.”

Money bypasses Agreement, which is far easier than trying to obtain Agreement via force or winning over every person on earth with your personality.

There’s just not enough time in the the world to win over everybody you encounter with love, especially not enough for them to allow you to ride on a plane for free, or get some equipment you need to finish a project.

And force… forget it. We all know what happens to people who try that route. If you win, you become hunted and hated. If you lose, you can forget about what you wanted in the first place because you won’t need it where you’re going anyway.

Barter for everything we want is impractical:

Me: “I’ll give you 20 sheep to fly to Florida to see my parents.”

Airline: “Sir, we don’t need any sheep.”

Me: “But I gotta get down there! Dad’s in the hospital!”

Airline: “I’m sorry sir, but that’s not our problem.”

Money is the only way to bypass Agreement in any practical, peaceful way.

People who whine about that are just lazy.