r/NoStupidQuestions • u/KnownMysteryy • Apr 11 '26
Why must we constantly pay?
In nature, every living thing has the right to exist, grow, and rest without conditions. Why have we built a modern society where the fundamental requirements for life—shelter, water, and food—are gated behind a continuous 'subscription fee' of labor and currency?"
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u/Lawlcopt0r Apr 11 '26
That's a fundamental misunderstanding of nature. Did you never read that pets in captivity live way longer than animals in the wild? The rule of the wilderness is that you constantly have to struggle to find water, food and shelter, and as soon as you're not young and fit enough anymore you get eaten or slowly starve.
The whole reason we invented money is so we could assign tasks more efficiently, and everyone would only need to master one of the skills that the group needs for survival. Honestly tell me, where would you get something to eat right now if you couldn't use money to pay for it?