Thursday In Dawn of Gold, I pointed out the hitherto unremarked fact that all human groupings are brought about by the need to exchange – whether of sperm/egg cells, goods, services, companionship, hunting skills etc. All congregations, both large and small, are a demonstration of this phenomenon. Without this need to exchange, tribes would never have formed. … [Read more...]
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Wednesday Society evolved from tribalism. The process was simple, though unique to one place and time. Basic trading between tribes had always occurred. It was the emergence of money, with its unique property of being a store of stable value over time, which took trading to a much more sophisticated and complex level by allowing for the accumulation of … [Read more...]