Comments on: The art of trading & Shay getting philosophical

By: Taiguy

Taiguy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:58:00 +0000

trading doesn’t just happen at resort towns. this happens everywhere. the barter system is by far one of my favorites, simply because i have a lot to offer other than cash. cash is an equalizer created to facilitate economic growth beyond small scales. if there are 50 people and I know exactly what each and every single person can do then I can barter. if there are 5000 people, well shit – i don’t know what each can do, or how well they do it. let’s assign an arbitrary number to a piece of paper and make it worth one hot wax, or maybe an oil change. i’m totally down with living life; my goal is to be able to live life AND make the bucks / drive the car – simply because then life with my friends can be a bit more fun as well. good mojo is only good if you have people to share it with.

By: Huckleberry Hart

Huckleberry Hart — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:42:00 +0000

Preach on sister.

By: Nose Dradamous

Nose Dradamous — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:21:00 +0000

Horsetradings the way.

By: Zboy

Zboy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:11:00 +0000

Wow you nailed it Shay. What's better than waking up everyday and being able to walk to the mountain to get your shred on? Driving a Lexus? Fuck no. To some people that is though... And those are the people who I feel are lost souls. Social status is more important than pure happiness, and really I just pity them.

Give me enough money to survive, a skate and a snowboard, some groovy tunes, and I'd be content and happy the rest of my life. Geez, gettin a little "deep" here... haha.

As far as trading goes, alcohol and, a-hem, a certain herbal substance are most widely accepted in the mountains. It's almost better than cash. I once traded a dude at a shop the tie dye shirt I was wearing for an edge repair!

Great post!

And great point from Marc, above.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:06:00 +0000

Art in modern society is losing its value as people are finding it less and less meaningful (a complaint often herd of Andy Warhol’s work). However, the counter argument to this is that if people expect more meaningful art, they should build a more meaningful society. The resort life you describe promotes a sense of community that is lost in the moder rat race. When people rely on MSN exclusively for communication, sense of community is lost. The resort life is a good way to escape a meaningless society for a more meaningful one.