root@lemmy.wtf to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agois the barter system the peak of economics?message-squaremessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareis the barter system the peak of economics?root@lemmy.wtf to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square39linkfedilinkfile-text
you would actually need to contribute to receive, and you couldnt just move money around contributing nothing
minus-squareschmorp@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoYes, unless you don’t like broad beans. Because that’s all I’ve got to trade.
minus-squareroot@lemmy.wtfOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agothey are still food, so they have value, and who doesnt like beans?
minus-squarecharokol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoBut wouldn’t be convenient if I had some kind of chit that represents the value of my beans, so I could trade it with people who don’t necessarily want beans?
Yes, unless you don’t like broad beans. Because that’s all I’ve got to trade.
they are still food, so they have value, and who doesnt like beans?
But wouldn’t be convenient if I had some kind of chit that represents the value of my beans, so I could trade it with people who don’t necessarily want beans?