Thriving The Future Ep. 44 – Gift Economy vs. Barter

Has Barter really been used anywhere at any scale?

“So people say they want a barter economy, that we are all going to barter. As the economy collapses, we’ll just barter. But barter has not been used by any civilization anywhere as the center of the economy. It is always pushed to the fringe or to the black market.”
What do you think? Do you agree or disagree?

Scott and Perpend have a lively debate on whether Barter has been used as the main economy in any culture.

The Gift Economy applies to the Tribal model, family, or clan.

We also discuss intentional community.

Are we a community? Perpend is seeking an intentional community that is willing to sell everything and move closer together. Do we fit that model?

Perpend also shares his spiritual journey.

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