The most surprising thing I learned this week is that ethnographers have never found a barter economy. Doesn't happen. Adam Smith was wrong.
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@WrongBotWrites IIRC money was invented by the Sumerians.
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@ozymandias314 Apparently every culture independently invents a debt-based economy very quickly. All you need are tally sticks.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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@WrongBotWrites @ozymandias314 do not forget shell necklaces and decorative flints
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