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Comment by evrydayhustling

This is a really useful taxonomy and illustrative stories... But these stories imply an ordering which is neither essential nor factual in most cases! Check out Graber's "Debt: The first 5000 Years" for some really interesting analysis, including how debt almost always preceded hard currency in early societies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5,000_Years

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