No, even if I was gifted a computer that would be a bad idea. Among my many other idiosyncrasies, I also keep nothing under lock and key, e.g. my apartment is unlocked at all times (whether i’m home or not), hence I don’t own and I cannot own any tradable commodities.
I’m still sitting on the fence as to whether or not I can use crypto money. Also I will not trade… meaning, I’d be happy to provide any service I would be particularly suited to offer, but I would refuse any compensation. I will accept gifts only from individuals whom I consider to be ethical.
The issue with not wanting to use money is two-pronged:
- money hides the chain of transactions of value objects. People who use money have no way of safeguarding against becoming complicit in extending or promulgating would-be unethical activities at preceding links in the transaction chain. Only by not using untraceable currencies, and concurrently implementing some level of vetting people from whom I receive “stuff”, will I contribute vigorously to putting a stop to unethical profiting.
- I only want to support gift economies, or at the very least system which attempt to facilitate and promote gift economics.