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delaaxe
on May 21, 2021
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Proof-of-stake is inherently self-referential
There isn't much evidence that bartering ever was the way people did business.
Lots of evidence for lending & borrowing though (debt).
endisneigh
on May 21, 2021
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indeed - bartering really isn't a sustainable thing, and like you mentioned debt ended up being heavily used to facilitate exchanges. said debt in many cases ended up being centrally facilitated. the rest of history.
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Lots of evidence for lending & borrowing though (debt).