Illusion of Terra

It's kinda hard to digest (not to spoil but , so proceed with caution - just a heads up. Great to see that there are many active members here

I think money is the reason for a lot of bad things that happened and are still happening. It is not money itself however, but the greed behind it. But money enables this greed in an unparalleled way. Trade, if it is kept to actual and not 'virtual' trade or trade through intermediates, might be able to put a certain practical limitation to this greed because it would take too much to actually get vast amounts in the end. But, money is quite a lot more practical than trade which is probably why over time it was generally accepted. In theory it doesn't matter if it is money or 'virtual' trade. Here's what I mean. Let's say you have 1000 marbles but want a car. Person A trades 1 sack of paper per 10 marbles. Person B trades 1 printer per 10 sacks of paper. Person C trades 1 car per 10 printers. To get a car with just the 1000 marbles, you would first need to go to person A, then person B and finally person C. Since this would involve quite a lot of work just to get what you actually wanted, you would probably make something like 'virtual' transactions. You say to Person C that they will get 10 printers from B, and to B that they will get 100 sacks of paper from A, and you give person A the 1000 marbles. With that you could skip person B. If you transfer this to longer chains of trade, you will in the end get a 'virtual' currency, which will not be much different from money. The main fault is with human greed, but money is an excellent fuel for this greed. Edit: From a psychological perspective money can become what one really wants because of its reinforcing effects. Money itself has no/little value but since you learn that money can lead to desirable things (the reinforcing effect) you can end up wanting money itself, which actually never really had any value for you, because it led to desirable things so often or you just imagine what desirable things you could get. Then you are no longer after the things you want to buy, but money itself.

Something I read is Silver Spoon, but they only release a chapter every half quarter year or so. Still, it's great. I started Black Clover but somehow I never kept up to date with it and am wondering if I should just watch the Anime.

I'm not really sure if this is the right place but if there is anyone else watching The Promised Neverland I thought we could say what we thought of each episode and make predictions. Naturally, this will have many spoilers below Today episode 5 is coming out, where it will probably revealed if Norman's plan really worked. I'm curious to see how Emma will react to it, if they tell her.

Thanks again for all the welcoming posts My 3 favorite anime, let's see. I guess Dragon Ball because I watched it a lot growing up and it is a rather fun and easygoing story. Even though controversial, I like Naruto a lot because of its balance between atmosphere and deeper topics. Last but not least, Now and Then, Here and There; even though it might not be that popular in general, I thought Shu's optimism even in the face of war was quite inspiring.

Let's see, probably longer than I can remember, but the first one I remember was about 18 years ago and counting. What job would you do if you could choose from all jobs, without really needing the money?

Interesting question. No, I would not. Those creatures who were left and would not suffer might not be able to appreciate it. Yet, we know that humans can appreciate it. If you could, would you switch your body with that of an animal for a week, and which one?

Look what happens if you get to the middle of a black hole Why did you chose that username?

Thanks for the welcome I really like the design of your forum, very clean and serene

I was looking for a forum where you can talk about anime, but also about other things and that is active daily, when I stumbled upon this forum. There's not much to say about me. I'm in my late twenties and have been watching anime for a long time now. I live in Europe, but am quite interested in US culture in general, probably because of TV shows I watched growing up. Kinda like a lot of people are interested in Japan because of anime. I guess it's best if I just answer some questions you guys might have?