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> Before money we had to barter, which led to the double coincidence of wants problem this is contested: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/
by roywiggins 6y ago
> Before money we had to barter, which led to the double coincidence of wants problem
this is contested:
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/barter-society-myth/471051/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/barter-...
- vvpan 6y agoDavid Graeber (the late...) is the most vocal opponent of the idea that "barter economies" existed and he's very compelling.