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Shiny metal is better for trade than bartering because it is rare and easy to break down into smaller chunks. Its value is that people other than the persons tr
by _8j50 3y ago
Shiny metal is better for trade than bartering because it is rare and easy to break down into smaller chunks. Its value is that people other than the persons trading with it are also willing to trade with it. Guns and ammo sound like a better alternative but their rarity is unknown and unpredictable and even less people might be willing to trade with them on a regular basis unless it's a literal warzone. Food perishes and it's rarity is also an unpredictable.
- sambazi 3y agopaying with a gun seems like a perfect recipe to get hold up for the things you just bought.
- bombcar 3y agoWhen society gets to that point looters and robbers get bullet. There’s a class of crime that can only really exist in a rule-of-law situation, without that people just get summarily executed.
- _8j50 3y agoBut what if the looters are all armed? Their power in numbers means if you shoot one the resr will overwhelm you so they can expect to not be shot for that reason alone. In reality, the looters become gangs you pay for "protection" and they will be your "police" against others
- _8j50 3y agoYou don't load them with bullets and you load your gun (not the one you are trading) and be ready to fire it western style.