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No, for me at least, and for most others I'd bet, it's simply about being able to engage in commerce with other people without an arbiter in the middle. Somethi
by friend_and_foe 4y ago
No, for me at least, and for most others I'd bet, it's simply about being able to engage in commerce with other people without an arbiter in the middle. Something like cash or commodity money, which was the norm for all of human history until very recently.
- nocoiner 4y agoIt seems like it would have to be an overstatement to say that any form of money was the norm for “all” of human history. I would think that any form of money (much less something like cash) would be a relatively recent development relative to the emergence of modern humans, though of course no one will ever be able to say for sure.
- friend_and_foe 4y agoWell we know money is older than writing, because writing was invented to keep track of money. Prior to that we call "prehistory." Either way, it's an understatement to say that peer to peer money is ancient compared to debit cards.