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[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I recommend this video which talks about bartering and how our simplistic view of bartering is quite innacurate to how things worked pre-money societies.

[–] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is that guy's accent...Irish Caribbean?

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I'm not mistaken he's somewhere from western Africa. Was it Togo?

[–] CosmicFlowchart@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

So I was very wrong. Thanks for dewronging me! (Is that a word? It is now)

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