I'm semi-retired and my biggest problem in the whole wide world is wondering if changing the impeller and thermostat on my yacht will have cured the overheating issue at high revs? Hopefully so :)

"Money is a cult" - oh you sad fool. Money is the most exchangeable commodity, nothing more or less.

"Modern societies need it because they are run by psychopaths" No, we need it due to the division of labor and specialization, things like that.

"their monetary ponzi scheme" - here I agree, which is why I'm stocking up on bitcoin. It's a hoot :)