Electric Sheep on Nostr: "They focus on transactions. They should focus instead on the relationships we are ...
"They focus on transactions.
They should focus instead on the relationships we are forging with each of those transactions."
Intriguing thought. I'm reminded of a concept described by Charles Eisenstein in Sacred Economics, and David Graeber in Debt, that monetary transactions originated as a tool of exchange between strangers. Who couldn't be relied on to continue participating in the gift economies and mutual credit systems that predominated within local communities.
A friend of mine was experimenting with an [SSB-based app](https://togetherproject.nz) index for exchanging IOUs (promises to pay), backed by crypto reserves. But not actually clearing transactions unless the app couldn't "close the loop" within a network of exchange.
I asked him if the app could be rebased on Nostr, and he said he had thought about it, and probably yes.
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They should focus instead on the relationships we are forging with each of those transactions."
Intriguing thought. I'm reminded of a concept described by Charles Eisenstein in Sacred Economics, and David Graeber in Debt, that monetary transactions originated as a tool of exchange between strangers. Who couldn't be relied on to continue participating in the gift economies and mutual credit systems that predominated within local communities.
A friend of mine was experimenting with an [SSB-based app](https://togetherproject.nz) index for exchanging IOUs (promises to pay), backed by crypto reserves. But not actually clearing transactions unless the app couldn't "close the loop" within a network of exchange.
I asked him if the app could be rebased on Nostr, and he said he had thought about it, and probably yes.
CC Rabble (nprofile…3q2p)