> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 3 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Barter economy is limited by speed of communication]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308153758]] > > <cite>[[Yuval Noah Harari]]</cite> Unsurprisingly, this limitation is why [[currency]] is such a common and effective solution. ^[[[Money is something that is easy to imagine]]] [[Money is an abstraction of time and trust]]. Instead of having to have your goods and the goods you want in front of you, you can trust that the money you receive now will be able to procure goods in the future. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[economy]], [[barter]], [[communication]], [[money]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308153757]]