root@lemmy.wtf to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agois the barter system the peak of economics?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareis the barter system the peak of economics?root@lemmy.wtf to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
you would actually need to contribute to receive, and you couldnt just move money around contributing nothing
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoSeems like a major hassle for the builder to have to lug home 50 sacks of grain, which they’ll then have to try and barter for something else. If only we had an abstract representation of value that’s portable and universally accepted…
Seems like a major hassle for the builder to have to lug home 50 sacks of grain, which they’ll then have to try and barter for something else. If only we had an abstract representation of value that’s portable and universally accepted…