Ever wonder what the meaning of life is? Today’s post is about personal finance for gods so if you’re not a god, you can skip this post. My wife and I started watching a Netflix show called Kaos with Jeff Goldblum. It’s a show about the old Greek gods and it’s funny and entertaining. As I was watching the show, I got curious about some of the gods and started playing with AI to do some research.
The Rabbit Hole
I won’t bore you with all the long details of the rabbit hole I went down on this but I arrived at a curious place. The thought occurred to me to ask AI a simple yet profound question: In a world of gods who can create anything from nothing, what would the gods use as currency?
The Profound Answer (from AI)
In a world where gods can create anything, traditional currency would hold little value. Instead, the currency among gods might revolve around things that cannot be simply created or replicated, such as:
1. Favor and Influence:
- Divine Favor: Gods might trade in promises, favors, or influence over mortal realms or other divine entities. A promise of aid during a conflict or influence over a powerful mortal could be valuable.
- Alliances: Strategic alliances or agreements to support each other’s causes would be currency. One god’s support could sway the balance in cosmic matters.
2. Time or Attention:
- Divine Time: Time spent in collaboration, conversation, or even divine intervention might be highly valuable. Gods may barter their precious attention or time for causes or objectives.
- Time in Realms: Perhaps, gods trade access to unique realms or experiences that are outside their typical influence.
3. Essence or Power:
- Divine Essence: Gods might trade portions of their own power or essence, which cannot be easily recreated. This essence could be used to amplify abilities, create new forms of life, or influence fate.
- Artifacts: Special, unique items infused with the god’s personal power, which can’t be easily duplicated, might be used as a form of currency.
4. Knowledge or Secrets:
- Cosmic Secrets: Knowledge of hidden realms, forgotten truths, or ancient magic that no god can easily replicate would be highly valuable.
- Mysteries of Creation: Gods could exchange the secrets behind creating rare entities, forms of life, or the universe itself.
5. Fate and Destiny:
- Control over Fate: Gods could barter control over the fates of mortals or even other gods. A god who can influence destiny might have immense bargaining power.
- Karmic Debt: Agreements involving balancing karmic or moral scales in the universe might be exchanged.
6. Unique Experiences or Emotions:
- Emotions: Pure, unreplicable emotions or experiences (such as love, fear, or inspiration from mortals) might be a rare commodity among gods.
- Epic Tales: Immortal stories of mortal achievements or tragic failures, which cannot be repeated, may be a prized currency among gods who value stories and legends.
7. Mortality and Life Essence:
- Souls or Lifeforce: Mortal souls, their life essence, or promises of reincarnation might be valuable to certain gods who deal with life, death, and rebirth.
- Mortality: Gods may trade the experience of living a finite life or the ability to be mortal, even if temporarily.
In essence, gods would likely value what is rare, unique, and irreproducible—concepts like time, essence, fate, or knowledge—since mere material creation holds no worth for beings who can shape reality itself.
Conclusion
I will let you contemplate your own conclusions from the list of suggestions from AI on what gods would use as currency but all of the answers above end up relating to a world we are all very familiar with.