Message from @Orwell
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Economics as in an area of study is really foggy and fake
they have whole professors dedicated to economic theory
so it might not be as simple as it seems
"professional" economists are what made me an autarkist, austrians love to say things like "recessions are natural"
ive noticed a lot of radicalized leftists seem to lack some basic knowledge of economics
not all leftists are like that
but the radicalized ones
Did someone say communist
the type that say things like "the world would be better without money"
I remember how my professors tried to teach me about how prohibiting drugs was a bad thing to combat the drugs business, because making it unregulated and harder to obtain made it equally more profitable
without actually pondering why money exists in the first place
no offense
idk what to tell you
money is a medium of trade
you use money to get what you lack
Ancaps only need supply and demand and some monetarist literature.
They are brainlets.
Mercantilism for hundreds of years just goes to show money is only worth something if people care about it
otherwise well go back to the old days
of trading rice for socks or something
Rice for socks is an awesome trading system
yeah but you cant trade if you dont have rice or socks
thats why money is important
because it can be used by anyone
or rather its valuable to anyone
Alright now you talked something without thinking
Everyone produces something
Even if it's only energy use
in order to make a trade you need to provide something that the other party lacks
No
You need to provide something that the other party wants
but if you dont have anything that the other party doesnt need then a trade wouldnt be possible
wrong
Commodities exist
A rich merchant will accept money even if he doesn't plan on upgrading
hmmm
Well, suppose the other party has a wife, you offer another wife, would he refuse?
but then you lose a wife