Secrets Revealed: Is there any place for money in the 35th century?

The Vuduri have access to limitless free energy. Despite OMCOM's dire warning that there would be a price to pay some day, the Vuduri use that free energy to power their society, their starships and even create matter. They have molecular sequencers which allow them to synthesize any substance known to man. They have machines that make food. They have devices that can extrude housing. Do they have any need for money at all? This subject was touched upon in an earlier post and the conclusion was they didn't really need it.

But what happens when you mix four races who cannot agree upon the value of things? Money, as a symbol, becomes a way to measure the worth of something as long as each party agrees upon the inherent worth of money. Typically, money is made out something that is rare and/or valuable like silver or gold. But if you can make these metals at will, how valuable can they be? The other way money has value is if a central authority (not necessarily a government) says it has value and everyone agrees.

In the upcoming novel Rome's Evolution, Rei and Rome come across a place, the resort city of Ur, where money becomes a necessity. Rome is not thrilled about it. She thinks it brings in an element that has no place in Vuduri society. You'll have to decide for yourself when you get to that part. There's even a casino! This is not the end of Rome's Revolution.