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I find that "Debt: The First 5000 Years" has the best overview of money (predominantly credit systems), though admittedly it's a much longer read.
by asciimike 6y ago
I find that "Debt: The First 5000 Years" has the best overview of money (predominantly credit systems), though admittedly it's a much longer read.
- jonny_eh 6y agoI recommend the recent "pop" book about Money as an intro: https://www.amazon.com/Money-True-Story-Made-Up-Thing/dp/1549107089 https://www.amazon.com/Money-True-Story-Made-Up-Thing/dp/154...
- kiliantics 6y agoYeah, this is pretty much the definitive book for these matters. It's a shame that Graeber didn't talk about cryptocurrency much, it would be interesting to know his thoughts. I just found this one tweet that he has written, which I suppose explains why: https://twitter.com/davidgraeber/status/990857460176089088?lang=en https://twitter.com/davidgraeber/status/990857460176089088?l...
- ksk 6y ago+1 That is an amazing book.
- oa335 6y agoJust finished this book. At times I found that some of his generalizations were too broad, but overall I thought the book was excellent, especially the insight that credit predates money and is the more “natural” form of exchange.