Here’s an interesting article about inflation, currency devaluation, and how market effects that no one back then understood probably caused the downfall of the Roman Empire.
https://www.dailyhistory.org/What_Role_Did_Inflation_Play_in_the_Collapse_of_the_Roman_Empire
Coinage is just a fad. Look at how easy the system is to game! We’ll be back to silver ingots in no time, mark my words.
Pff, modern nonsense.
Who has time for metallurgy at scale?
Tally Sticks. That’s where its at.
Anyone can counterfeit a tally stick. Now a cowrie shell…
Fuck you, fuck this, I am just going back to directly bartering my many goats and cows.
(And wives).
I just talked to a Mayan buddy of mine and he suggested cacao beans.
I mean sure.
Not my cup of tea, but you do you.
Just try not to lose your head if they try to recruit you into their local sports league.
Clearly we should be using something more widely accepted, like Ningi
I’m stocking up on all the leaves I can rake
No, these have actual intrinsic value.
Intrinsic, ehh… Silver is shiny when polished, and doesn’t rust (as much as other metals), therefore it looks nice, and therfore has value.
The material also has value from its material properties, not just its looks.
One of the best conductors for both electricity and heat.
What is this “electricity” you speak of?
I think it’s an alloy of gold and silver?
No, no, an alloy of gold and silver is electrum, electricity is a city dedicated to the greek fury representing implacable anger.
Oh yes, I’m always getting those two things confused.
It’s antimicrobial.
Anti-what now?
Microbe is another word for germ.
Next time try an internet search.
Germ? The stuff those farmer guys get from their wheat because they’re too lazy to hunt?
They mean it banishes bad humors, supposedly.
I still think bloodletting is more effective.
