> Personally, I think we focus too much on the role of competition in history and discount the role of cooperation Okay, well, you're the one who believes mone

> Personally, I think we focus too much on the role of competition in history and discount the role of cooperation Okay, well, you're the one who believes money was created to pay armies. I'd argue that the notion of exchange of some goods for different goods precedes that and has a lot more to do with cooperation. A promissory note is just a natural evolution of exchanging goods. It's my signature saying, yes I owe you x bananas because you gave me y tomatoes. Doesn't matter if it comes from a state or individual. Same concept.