Money: Fiction That Rules Reality?

Money is everywhere — shaping our choices, relationships, ambitions, and fears.

But beneath the spreadsheets and salaries lie deeper questions:

Is money just a neutral tool — or something that quietly governs our lives?

In this meetup, we explore the philosophical foundations of money and finance — not how to make it, but what it means.

Discussion avenues may include:

• Is money a shared fiction — and if so, why does it have such real power?
• Is debt morally permissible — or inherently problematic?
• Do we have obligations beyond what contracts specify?
• Is lending cooperation… or domination?
• Can owing money change what we owe as persons?
• Is the desire for wealth a natural motivation — or a corrupting force?
• Is the love of money truly the root of all evil?
• Can a financial system be morally neutral?
• Is inequality a feature of freedom — or a failure of justice?
• Does money measure value — or redefine it?
• Can everything legitimately be turned into something for sale?

We’ll ask whether financial life is merely practical — or fundamentally ethical.
No background in economics or philosophy required — only curiosity and a willingness to question the assumptions we live by.

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