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Money would like immediately be reinvented.
"I need my window repaired but I don't know how to do it"
"I can repair windows but I need someone to help my sick dog"
"I can diagnose animals but I need someone to translate Spanish".
"I can translate Spanish but I need someone to deliver this package "
They're not going to all line up and do a series of trades. Someone's going to be like "what if I give you a token, and we all agree that token is worth work? Then you can take that token to anyone*
Nobody is advocating for keeping the current system and simply removing the concept of money. Money is of course a necessity of the current system, but need not be if the system itself is changed.
The person I replied to literally said "the rest by bartering or agreement". I guess you could stir money is an agreement but that's not what I took from their message
Also how are you going to solve the scenario I provided?
Collective ownership of Capital. You don't need money in every system.
I don't understand how that's going to solve the scenario I described.
There's stuff I can do but don't want to. There's stuff I would do in exchange for something. But once that "something" isn't what you have, the reasons for currency become apparent.
In Capitalism, sure. In Socialism, no.
I'm not trying to be obtuse but I'm not following.
In the example I gave, is the guy going to repair the window out of the goodness of his heart?
No, they will do it because it's their job, and they work a certain number of hours per week.
So if someone asks me to do a thing for them, I can only do it when working in an official professional capacity, or through unofficial favor exchanges?
Sure. You can help your neighbor for free, a favor, whatever you want. You could also put in an order officially.
Money is a unit of measurement. This is as insane as talking about removing the concept of length.
No, money is a commodity used to exchange commodities. You can have a functional society without relying on markets.