buckykat [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 9 months agoThat's not real capitalismimagemessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up195file-text
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minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]hexbear8·9 months agoIt's still a type of exchange, just less formal and rigid than modern ideas of trade. It's community life. link
minus-squareOwl [he/him]hexbear7·9 months agoYeah. Gift/favor economies are more social and less formal than a money economy, but that doesn't mean they're really better. These economies still routinely developed slavery, serfdom, and vassalage. link
It's still a type of exchange, just less formal and rigid than modern ideas of trade. It's community life.
Yeah. Gift/favor economies are more social and less formal than a money economy, but that doesn't mean they're really better. These economies still routinely developed slavery, serfdom, and vassalage.