“We have agreed to [[devote]] a little time to the subjects of barter trade, real [[money]] and mere currency. These are important matters on all [[evolutionary planets]]. Beyond total distrust and [[aggression]], even consumption of one’s [[enemy]] or [[neighbour]], there almost certainly develops a thriving [[barter]] trade. Let us say that two lambs for one large milking goat would be a fair trade. | “We have agreed to [[devote]] a little time to the subjects of barter trade, real [[money]] and mere currency. These are important matters on all [[evolutionary planets]]. Beyond total distrust and [[aggression]], even consumption of one’s [[enemy]] or [[neighbour]], there almost certainly develops a thriving [[barter]] trade. Let us say that two lambs for one large milking goat would be a fair trade. |