When we think of money today, we see numbers on screens, bank buildings of glass and steel, or complicated curves on the stock market. We have become accustomed to money being an artificial order – managed by huge institutions, secured by laws, monitored by authorities. Yet deep inside, many of us feel that this structure has become fragile.
The analog version of Human Money – like the Minuto – is already achieving great things. It brings people together, promotes local cycles, and makes us capable of acting. But paper has physical limits. What happens when we combine the principle of human performance promises with the possibilities of modern technology?
Doors open to an economic system that is as flexible, secure, and sovereign as we could hardly imagine before. Let’s venture a thought experiment: What does the practice look like, and what is possible?