The only species on earth, human beings, often forget that we too are biological existences. Our survival depends entirely on the survival of the planet. As we all know, we began our journey as animals and later evolved into humans, but biologically we still remain animals. Along the way, we invented many things for the betterment of life. Among them, I believe the worst invention is money.
Money was created as a medium of exchange, given an artificial value to facilitate transactions. Over time, however, we misunderstood its role and began running behind it. Money has overpowered human values. Today we have reached a stage where only money seems to hold value, and human beings themselves do not.
Imagine a time when money did not control our lives. Before money, we had the barter system, where goods were exchanged for goods. Today the value of money has reached its peak, and we can sense its dominance everywhere.
I have written extensively about money in my books and blogs, but once again I reflect on it after reading an article by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, the authors of Rich Dad Poor Dad. According to Kiyosaki, people must stop running behind what he calls “fake money” and stop living only to earn it. He points out that artificial intelligence will soon replace much of human work, yet even then, people may not stop chasing this illusion. I personally avoid the word “fake” because we are taught to respect money, and in Hindu mythology money is equalized with Goddess Lakshmi.
But imagine this: when economies collapse and systems fail, the value of money will also collapse. In the future, the wealth we build in the name of money may hold no meaning. This is a debatable subject, but if economies do not sustain, what will be the use of money?
We can already see the environment changing. Across India, Pakistan, and other parts of the world, earthquakes of varying intensities are becoming frequent, yet mainstream media rarely highlights them. In recent years, we have also witnessed crop failures and food shortages. Heat waves are claiming the lives and livelihoods of the poor. Floods destroy towns, and islands are sinking. In such times, what is the value of money? People may trade a piece of bread or a simple cloth for a million dollars. The value of money lies only where there is a need for it.
In the age of technology, only one percent of the population controls most of the wealth. The poor rarely see money, and the middle class is disappearing from the system. Wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few. The capital market also drains people’s hard-earned savings through speculative trading. If ninety-nine percent of people are excluded from money, what is the meaning of printing it in such vast quantities?
Furthermore, the value of our money is not even determined by us. It is compared against the US dollar, which means the value of the Indian rupee is decided externally.
Therefore, I say stop chasing this not-so-real paper. Instead, learn to live with contentment: less work, less stress, less trauma, and less dependence on money. I am not saying that one should be poor or avoid earning. Earn wisely, but also understand where to draw the line, how to use it, where not to use it, and above all, never trade your life for money. At the same time, spend it to make your life meaningful.
What you have high lighted is absolutely correct and when the finance minster itself strongly advises or advertises to deposit 21000 and make lakhs or chores with in few months the common man goes blindly and deposits without realising the effects of AI and with in months or few years become rich and stop working and become a lazy goose!
And one fine morning he looses all his money when the Share value collapses in the international market due to the fluctuation of the dollar
Life has become so ……so…..
.what to do. ….the poor and middle class always suffer….. these AI effects
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