Trust

The first thought that inevitably comes to mind for almost everyone when considering the concept of Human Money is: “If every person creates their own money, we’ll sink into total chaos! Everyone will just print millions for themselves. We urgently need a central authority to control this.”

This reflex is not only understandable; it is deeply human. If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit: we simply cannot imagine a system without central control anymore. And it’s no wonder. From school to retirement, we have been conditioned to believe that order must always be organized from the top down. We have forgotten how to trust in organic coexistence, preferring instead to rely on laws, authorities, and politics.

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.