Hard to believe there are societies that haven't adopted the use of money. Are you from some reclusive tribe?
[ It's feasible for, say, a tribe in the woods, but one thing most large, civilized societies have in common in the fact that they have somehow adopted the use of currency. Even when they exist at different sides of the globe, they still manage to have that similarity.
It's kind of funny that they're talking about this in a setting that's essentially his memory, but he has time to kill. Rohan slides up onto a shelf, pushing the displayed clothes aside and crossing his legs. ]
Trading like that is easy on an individual basis, but what if you don't have the capacity to produce something the other person actually wants? How do you entice them to exchange with you?
[ That's what ... money is for. It's something almost everybody wants. Well, Rohan likes to tell himself he doesn't care but he definitely loved being filthy stinkin' rich back home. ]
why are they talking about this ... incredible
[ It's feasible for, say, a tribe in the woods, but one thing most large, civilized societies have in common in the fact that they have somehow adopted the use of currency. Even when they exist at different sides of the globe, they still manage to have that similarity.
It's kind of funny that they're talking about this in a setting that's essentially his memory, but he has time to kill. Rohan slides up onto a shelf, pushing the displayed clothes aside and crossing his legs. ]
Trading like that is easy on an individual basis, but what if you don't have the capacity to produce something the other person actually wants? How do you entice them to exchange with you?
[ That's what ... money is for. It's something almost everybody wants. Well, Rohan likes to tell himself he doesn't care but he definitely loved being filthy stinkin' rich back home. ]