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

  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    That’s not exactly true. Barter was never used like that in the past. People used gift giving systems or other trust based systems in daily life. Barter was only used with strangers and that was not a common occurrence. These trust based systems do work in smaller settings but break down in large settings where interacting with strangers is the norm.