quotation: The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on July 3, 2014 | 4 Comments

quotation:  The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Discuss

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4 responses to “quotation: The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society. Ralph Waldo Emerson”

  1. Erik Conover | July 3, 2014 at 5:49 PM | Reply

    Paper burns. Turns to ash.

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    • george-b | July 3, 2014 at 6:09 PM | Reply

      ideal burn not, truth evades direct materialism, symbols have lasted for millennia, and will be here well after we’re gone. Think out of the box kid!

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  2. D.R.Sylvester | July 3, 2014 at 1:49 PM | Reply

    True, but to what degree it remains at the whims of society I guess depends on the structure of that society, and whether they’re operating on a gold/silver standard or not? Awesome book dealing with money as an entertaining plot point: Making Money by Sir Terry Pratchett.

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    • george-b | July 3, 2014 at 2:13 PM | Reply

      very simple: all new created vzlue in society is social, because it is imposible to create in a vacuum and alone. Even if you are the idea, or the money behind a dollar, unless it is materialized, it remains just that: an unmaterialized idea, or an ideal. It is irresponsible to not realize this simple and complex socio-economical postulate, and by not recognizing it one is no more or no less an socialized or a sociopath, That is why we’re in such a trouble: we failed to realized the social value of the $, fearing the connotation (way to make it a taboo!, and to allow the privatization of a social value, the $

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