I don't know many hunter gatherers but you can observe a lot of animals around and they uniformly do not have money and not really currency. They do devote quit

I don't know many hunter gatherers but you can observe a lot of animals around and they uniformly do not have money and not really currency. They do devote quite a lot of time to their next meal, also quite often mating and fighting, although not always. Not to say it's better or worse but you can do life without currency.