Why is currency so essential? - eviltoast

Why do we focus solely on this one aspect of life?

  • eran_morad@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It lubricates economic activity (not a lewd joke). It makes it easier to exchange shit, which leads to a more robust economy. Would you rather barter?

    • snooggums@midwest.social
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      6 months ago

      Sometimes I would rather barter because the additional effort would make things more important instead of all the mass produced crap that is ruining the world. A robust wconomy tends to mean an excess of stuff we don’t need.

      But it wouldn’t reeally work out that way, just wishful thinking.