You do realize that the current monetary system has only really been in place for about 45 years right? The world ran on gold for hundreds of years and somehow

You do realize that the current monetary system has only really been in place for about 45 years right? The world ran on gold for hundreds of years and somehow people still managed to find the motivation to work without someone printing off the money they use. (Also most inflation pragmatically comes in the form of fractional reserve banking)