kashklash: exchanging the future

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[Please, feel free to skip any question if you are not inspired by it and focus more on those that strike you. Answers are anonymous: if you want to be recognized, please leave your name when typing one of the extended answers.]

Imagine yourself deprived of all of today’s financial resources.Yet you still have technology; your handset and laptop; Internet and a broadband cellphone connection.

All your neighbors join you, yet no one has money. You have the chance to start a new informal economy using goods and services that you rate valuable, and to have others joining you in this system.

1. Please pick the goods and services that might be valuable to manage a post-monetary scenario...

Rank them from one to five — one is useless, five is absolutely vital.

	1	2	3	4	5	Would you offer it?
IT-services	Please pick the goods and services that might be valuable to manage a post-monetary scenario... Rank them from one to five — one is useless, five is absolutely vital. IT-services 1	IT-services 2	IT-services 3	IT-services 4	IT-services 5	IT-services Would you offer it?
clothing	clothing 1	clothing 2	clothing 3	clothing 4	clothing 5	clothing Would you offer it?
Food	Food 1	Food 2	Food 3	Food 4	Food 5	Food Would you offer it?
Shelter	Shelter 1	Shelter 2	Shelter 3	Shelter 4	Shelter 5	Shelter Would you offer it?
Esteem — good publicity	Esteem — good publicity 1	Esteem — good publicity 2	Esteem — good publicity 3	Esteem — good publicity 4	Esteem — good publicity 5	Esteem — good publicity Would you offer it?
Weapons - protection services	Weapons - protection services 1	Weapons - protection services 2	Weapons - protection services 3	Weapons - protection services 4	Weapons - protection services 5	Weapons - protection services Would you offer it?
Sex	Sex 1	Sex 2	Sex 3	Sex 4	Sex 5	Sex Would you offer it?
Cigarettes, alcohol	Cigarettes, alcohol 1	Cigarettes, alcohol 2	Cigarettes, alcohol 3	Cigarettes, alcohol 4	Cigarettes, alcohol 5	Cigarettes, alcohol Would you offer it?
Illegal narcotics	Illegal narcotics 1	Illegal narcotics 2	Illegal narcotics 3	Illegal narcotics 4	Illegal narcotics 5	Illegal narcotics Would you offer it?
Medications	Medications 1	Medications 2	Medications 3	Medications 4	Medications 5	Medications Would you offer it?
News, gossip, publishing	News, gossip, publishing 1	News, gossip, publishing 2	News, gossip, publishing 3	News, gossip, publishing 4	News, gossip, publishing 5	News, gossip, publishing Would you offer it?
Bandwidth	Bandwidth 1	Bandwidth 2	Bandwidth 3	Bandwidth 4	Bandwidth 5	Bandwidth Would you offer it?
Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces 1	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces 2	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces 3	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces 4	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces 5	Software Code — programming, web searching, online interfaces Would you offer it?
Hardware and general repair services	Hardware and general repair services 1	Hardware and general repair services 2	Hardware and general repair services 3	Hardware and general repair services 4	Hardware and general repair services 5	Hardware and general repair services Would you offer it?
Cooking	Cooking 1	Cooking 2	Cooking 3	Cooking 4	Cooking 5	Cooking Would you offer it?
Nursing, healing, health inspection	Nursing, healing, health inspection 1	Nursing, healing, health inspection 2	Nursing, healing, health inspection 3	Nursing, healing, health inspection 4	Nursing, healing, health inspection 5	Nursing, healing, health inspection Would you offer it?
Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching 1	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching 2	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching 3	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching 4	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching 5	Babysitting, childcare, school-teaching Would you offer it?
Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services 1	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services 2	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services 3	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services 4	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services 5	Cleaning, sanitation, janitor services Would you offer it?
Transportation of goods around area	Transportation of goods around area 1	Transportation of goods around area 2	Transportation of goods around area 3	Transportation of goods around area 4	Transportation of goods around area 5	Transportation of goods around area Would you offer it?
Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area 1	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area 2	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area 3	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area 4	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area 5	Human trafficking — moving people in and out of the area Would you offer it?
Music and entertainment — singing, dancing	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing 1	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing 2	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing 3	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing 4	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing 5	Music and entertainment — singing, dancing Would you offer it?
Psychoanalysis and grief counseling	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling 1	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling 2	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling 3	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling 4	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling 5	Psychoanalysis and grief counseling Would you offer it?
Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives 1	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives 2	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives 3	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives 4	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives 5	Matchmaking — finding lost mates or relatives Would you offer it?
Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body 1	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body 2	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body 3	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body 4	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body 5	Blood transfusions, hair, skin, organs, the human body Would you offer it?
Games, actual	Games, actual 1	Games, actual 2	Games, actual 3	Games, actual 4	Games, actual 5	Games, actual Would you offer it?
Games, virtual or alternate-reality	Games, virtual or alternate-reality 1	Games, virtual or alternate-reality 2	Games, virtual or alternate-reality 3	Games, virtual or alternate-reality 4	Games, virtual or alternate-reality 5	Games, virtual or alternate-reality Would you offer it?
Storytelling, little theater	Storytelling, little theater 1	Storytelling, little theater 2	Storytelling, little theater 3	Storytelling, little theater 4	Storytelling, little theater 5	Storytelling, little theater Would you offer it?
Religious/spiritual services	Religious/spiritual services 1	Religious/spiritual services 2	Religious/spiritual services 3	Religious/spiritual services 4	Religious/spiritual services 5	Religious/spiritual services Would you offer it?
Translation/interpretation services	Translation/interpretation services 1	Translation/interpretation services 2	Translation/interpretation services 3	Translation/interpretation services 4	Translation/interpretation services 5	Translation/interpretation services Would you offer it?

Other (please specify)

2. How would you persuade people to join your alternative economy?
How would you publicize your system?

How would you persuade people to join your alternative economy? How would you publicize your system?

3. How would you explain its benefits to others and win some political loyalty? How would you deal with cheaters and defectors exploiting your system?

How would you explain its benefits to others and win some political loyalty? How would you deal with cheaters and defectors exploiting your system?

4. Help us list potential catastrophes for today’s conventional economy, which might cause it to be junked for radical substitutes.

Please rank these in credibility from 1 to 5 — one being very unlikely to happen, 5 being very probable.

	1	2	3	4	5
Credit freeze	Help us list potential catastrophes for today’s conventional economy, which might cause it to be junked for radical substitutes. Please rank these in credibility from 1 to 5 — one being very unlikely to happen, 5 being very probable. Credit freeze 1	Credit freeze 2	Credit freeze 3	Credit freeze 4	Credit freeze 5
Currency hyperinflation	Currency hyperinflation 1	Currency hyperinflation 2	Currency hyperinflation 3	Currency hyperinflation 4	Currency hyperinflation 5
Stock collapse	Stock collapse 1	Stock collapse 2	Stock collapse 3	Stock collapse 4	Stock collapse 5
Massive natural disaster	Massive natural disaster 1	Massive natural disaster 2	Massive natural disaster 3	Massive natural disaster 4	Massive natural disaster 5
World war	World war 1	World war 2	World war 3	World war 4	World war 5
Revolution	Revolution 1	Revolution 2	Revolution 3	Revolution 4	Revolution 5
Environmental collapse	Environmental collapse 1	Environmental collapse 2	Environmental collapse 3	Environmental collapse 4	Environmental collapse 5
Major world depression	Major world depression 1	Major world depression 2	Major world depression 3	Major world depression 4	Major world depression 5
New New Economy	New New Economy 1	New New Economy 2	New New Economy 3	New New Economy 4	New New Economy 5
Peak Oil etc.	Peak Oil etc. 1	Peak Oil etc. 2	Peak Oil etc. 3	Peak Oil etc. 4	Peak Oil etc. 5
Massive financial fraud	Massive financial fraud 1	Massive financial fraud 2	Massive financial fraud 3	Massive financial fraud 4	Massive financial fraud 5

Other (please specify)

5. How could sub-national entities like provinces, cities or ethnic minorities start their own currencies? How can large, established economic systems be successfully miniaturized for use by much smaller groups — or virtually networked groups?

How could sub-national entities like provinces, cities or ethnic minorities start their own currencies? How can large, established economic systems be successfully miniaturized for use by much smaller groups — or virtually networked groups?

6. If there were no agreed-upon global currency (such as yen-dollar-euro) how would nations trade goods and services with one another? Lacking the impersonal value of money, how can different communities/economies trade their goods and services?

If there were no agreed-upon global currency (such as yen-dollar-euro) how would nations trade goods and services with one another? Lacking the impersonal value of money, how can different communities/economies trade their goods and services?

7. Please help us rank the potential power-players in the scenario you created. We are trying to judge their degree of possible influence on future events. Please rate them 1 to 5.

	1	2	3	4	5
Banks	Please help us rank the potential power-players in the scenario you created. We are trying to judge their degree of possible influence on future events. Please rate them 1 to 5. Banks 1	Banks 2	Banks 3	Banks 4	Banks 5
Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay)	Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay) 1	Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay) 2	Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay) 3	Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay) 4	Big technological companies/Blue chips (Google/Microsoft/Amazon/EBay) 5
National treasuries and finance bureaucracies	National treasuries and finance bureaucracies 1	National treasuries and finance bureaucracies 2	National treasuries and finance bureaucracies 3	National treasuries and finance bureaucracies 4	National treasuries and finance bureaucracies 5
Energy networks and utilities	Energy networks and utilities 1	Energy networks and utilities 2	Energy networks and utilities 3	Energy networks and utilities 4	Energy networks and utilities 5
Transport and logistics services	Transport and logistics services 1	Transport and logistics services 2	Transport and logistics services 3	Transport and logistics services 4	Transport and logistics services 5
Political parties and leaders	Political parties and leaders 1	Political parties and leaders 2	Political parties and leaders 3	Political parties and leaders 4	Political parties and leaders 5
Police/law enforcement	Police/law enforcement 1	Police/law enforcement 2	Police/law enforcement 3	Police/law enforcement 4	Police/law enforcement 5
The underclass, the impoverished	The underclass, the impoverished 1	The underclass, the impoverished 2	The underclass, the impoverished 3	The underclass, the impoverished 4	The underclass, the impoverished 5
The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services)	The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services) 1	The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services) 2	The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services) 3	The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services) 4	The unbanked (billions of people in developing economies who have never seen a bank or any credit services) 5
Media companies (television, newspaper)	Media companies (television, newspaper) 1	Media companies (television, newspaper) 2	Media companies (television, newspaper) 3	Media companies (television, newspaper) 4	Media companies (television, newspaper) 5
Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists	Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists 1	Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists 2	Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists 3	Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists 4	Black-market drug dealers/mafia/terrorists 5
Refugees and the undocumented	Refugees and the undocumented 1	Refugees and the undocumented 2	Refugees and the undocumented 3	Refugees and the undocumented 4	Refugees and the undocumented 5
Stock exchanges	Stock exchanges 1	Stock exchanges 2	Stock exchanges 3	Stock exchanges 4	Stock exchanges 5
Postal services	Postal services 1	Postal services 2	Postal services 3	Postal services 4	Postal services 5
International/global regulators and treaty-makers	International/global regulators and treaty-makers 1	International/global regulators and treaty-makers 2	International/global regulators and treaty-makers 3	International/global regulators and treaty-makers 4	International/global regulators and treaty-makers 5

Other (please specify)

8. So, that was about power... Is power and influence in your informal economy somehow related to richness? Is richness related, as in today's economy, to accumulation?

So, that was about power... Is power and influence in your informal economy somehow related to richness? Is richness related, as in today's economy, to accumulation?

9. Think of the future's future: how will 'growth' and 'development' apply in your new economic system?

Think of the future's future: how will 'growth' and 'development' apply in your new economic system?

10. What part of today’s financial systems would make your revered ancestors turn in their graves? What do you think your child will dislike most about the way you handled money?

What part of today’s financial systems would make your revered ancestors turn in their graves? What do you think your child will dislike most about the way you handled money?