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The anthropology on the origins of money have shown that this is false. Money was introduced by force, and barter only occured in societies that previously had money then lost it (so, money-oriented societies). It is a myth that money creates itself. I'd love to refer you to resources if you're interested on reading further (I have to dig them up from my notes).
There would not even be a need to create money. If your needs are already met, why would you still engage in exchanging already-abundant resources? Why would I give up my carrots to get your apples, when I can just go and pick some apples from the apple storage or a grocery store?
Hey, I would like the reasources you mentioned if it's not too much hassle for you.
Below I linked an article that cites a couple of sources on this matter.
For a more in-depth reading, I'd highly recommend "Debt: The first 5000 years" by David Graeber. He has a ton of sources cited there too.
Article (12ft.io link to avoid paywall):
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fbusiness%2Farchive%2F2016%2F02%2Fbarter-society-myth%2F471051%2F
Thanks a lot, comrade!
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