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In the first installment, I laid out the general case for money not really working for its intended purposes. In this, I'm going to go far more in-depth on why money doesn't really do what classical economists think it does for a key component of what an economy is supposed to do, namely getting goods and services to the people who need or want them.
This song started with a simple observation: Despite all the trouble with Covid-19, my daffodils were still blooming right on schedule, trees were budding, birds were migrating back to the area, and the world was still warming up. This gave me a comfort that I badly needed, and I wanted to share that comfort in song form.
Today is Saint Patrick's Day. I know many pagan-y type people don't like this day, because they believe it celebrates an end of paganism in Ireland (something Saint Patrick did not in fact accomplished), but there's a reason it's important to many Irish-Americans, and I hope this song captures that reason well.
This song arose from my understanding of Brighid as a hearth goddess, and three of her more famous symbols and aspects (the harp of inspiration, the cup of healing, and the hammer of the forge) come out of that role as the creator and protector of homes. Throughout the Indo-European range, a fire was what made a building a home at least as much as having, say, a bed, which makes sense as something humans have been using for warmth and protection since before we were modern humans.