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s08nlql9 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 小时前

What do you think is the worst human invention?

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What do you think is the worst human invention?

s08nlql9 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 小时前
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43079987

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    22 小时前

    money

    • kibiz0r@midwest.social
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      15 小时前

      Money is fine. Financialization is not.

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      Money isn’t really a thing that was invented.

      As soon as you assign a value to something then money exists. Notes or coins are just a convenient way to represent that value.

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        16 小时前

        Not exactly. If you’re interested in the history of money and how it works, you should check out Finding The Money

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        19 小时前

        Reminds me of this video (0:55) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RygikaUoRU4

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          16 小时前

          The references in that video contradict its own content.

          There is no evidence, historical or contemporary, of a society in which barter is the main mode of exchange;[27][26] instead, non-monetary societies operated largely along the principles of gift economy and debt.[25][24] When barter did in fact occur, it was usually between either complete strangers or potential enemies.[29]

          The documentary “Finding The Money” has a takedown of this exact myth (Link to timestamp)

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