HeavenlyPossum (npub1s02…zz9t) on the imposition of markets and the demolition of society:
https://kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPossum/110182089285428195
HeavenlyPossum (npub1s02…zz9t) on why money is so insidiously pervasive in virtually every aspect of life:
https://kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPossum/113854777439943148
One of the foundational falsehoods underlying capitalist ideology is the claim that money emerged at the grass-roots level as a natural and inevitable progression from supposedly pre-existing "barter economies"; a clever hack that benefited everyone. Anthropologists and archaeologists know this is not true, but orthodox economics and other conventional institutions still promote this myth routinely. Here is a recent study further debunking this pervasive indoctrination:
Ancient tally sticks across three civilizations challenge myths about money
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-ancient-tally-civilizations-myths-money.html
See also chapter 2 "The Myth of Barter" from David Graeber's essential book DEBT: THE FIRST 5,000 YEARS
https://we.riseup.net/assets/393727/David+Graeber+Debt+The+First+5+000+Years.pdf
It is true that various forms of Indigenous currency arose independently in many places around the world, but those systems were fundamentally different from money as we know it today. Here is an informative article about that:
Indigenous Currency Systems: From Wampum Belts to Trade Valuations
https://archive.ph/wMhyt
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