You have a strange definition of what money is for ...
Money is a tool to exchange goods.
It allows people to avoid barter.
If you think money is a tool to gain power over other people, you have a psicopathic personality disorder, and you are dangerous.
Sure, you use no real weapon, but your mission in life is to subdue other people by any means.
This is revealed by your view on money.
The only thing that restrains you from using weapons is the fact that they are not a viable solution for your objective of domination, as you haven't enough power to use them proficiently.
If you'd reach the power of, say, a central Africa small nation, you would not hesitate to use weapons to hold your power.
The fact that you post this on a forum regarding what is money for, reveals this your personality trait.
Think about that.
Btw, what is a gun for?
If you think guns are tools to gain power over people, then bingo.
You just have found an analogy.
And last but not least, weapons are also for defense.
If a person manipulates the market to throw people in poverty and gain more power without regards or empathy to anybody, I have all the right to use that gun and take down that person, even if he is not using machine guns to kill people.
He's just using... another weapon: money.
P.s.: I don't know you, I have nothing personal with you, I only got bad sensation from your post.
And sorry everybody for gravedigging this thread, I was searching for some info and stumbled on this.
Anyway, the matter is still well alive.
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