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Territory and hunting grounds are a form of wealth, in that it is a form of control over shelter and natural resources like food and water. Money is a social c

Territory and hunting grounds are a form of wealth, in that it is a form of control over shelter and natural resources like food and water. Money is a social construct for trading value, but is not itself a prerequisite for the accumulation of value (wealth).

qarl 8d ago
I think you missed my point. Let me try again: > ergo no social construct predates wealth. What about the social construct of parenting?
- zdragnar 8d ago
  Easily argued to be a natural, biological instinct, and not a social construct.
  - qarl 7d ago
    Yes, most social contracts do stem from evolved strategies. That was my original point. But parenting in humans varies from culture to culture. That's what makes it a social construct.