“Bitcoin destroys the environment” is a 99% bullshit argument from the powers that be to try to turn the working class against ourselves.
@graf Rich people are destroying the planet all day long with no repercussions. As soon as common people start developing our own solutions it’s an ecological crisis that can’t be ignored.
@crunklord420 @alex @graf a money is a value that follow some principles.
@crunklord420 @alex @graf well, it's basic economical definitions
@Irie @aceattorneybot @alex @crunklord420 @sheetposter @graf I disagree with your first statement. The history shows that barter doesn't work a large scale, and it's exactly why global exchanges aren't made with barter, that your salary isn't paid in fiats etc...
Because in order to exchange with barter you must need what the other people offer at that given time, the objects exchanged are often subject to decay (food etc...), you must have faith in the other person about the quality of the
@Irie @aceattorneybot @alex @crunklord420 @sheetposter @graf goods exchanged etc...
When exchanging in money you only need to have faith in the money/the institution that emits it to guarantee it's value.
@Irie @aceattorneybot @alex @crunklord420 @sheetposter @graf BTW anthropology tends to show that barter wasn't the primary mean of exchanges.
In a lot of primitive societies, they tend to exchange on the basis of promises made to each other. Barter is only used when exchanging between community as promise require a lot of trust and only work with people socially connected.
@Irie @aceattorneybot @alex @crunklord420 @sheetposter @graf (promises are less subject to decay that food, and it doesnt require that the two people exchanging need to want what the other has at the same time)
@Irie @aceattorneybot @alex @crunklord420 @sheetposter @graf Didn't know about that. Do you know were I can read something about that ?
