Brett Scott on the Myth of Barter as Pernicious Myth

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Description

"The Barter Myth is a common story told within mainstream economics, that says early humans relied upon barter, and that this eventually inspired the origin of money. In this video, I show why anthropologists see this as a fantasy, and why this myth harms us. The barter myth functions as part of a broader paradigm in economics, one that isolates and alienates us, and which denies our fundamental interdependence."