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Money is a shared fiction from "summary" of Sapiens by Yuval N. Harari,David Vandermeulen
Money is a peculiar thing. Unlike objects such as rocks or trees, money has no intrinsic value. It is simply a piece of paper or a number on a computer screen. Yet, despite its lack of inherent worth, money plays a central role in our lives. We work long hours, engage in complex financial transactions, and even go to war, all in pursuit of this elusive entity. So why do we place such importance on money? The answer, according to Yuval N. Harari and David Vandermeulen, lies in the fact that money is a shared fiction. In other words, money only has value because we all agree that it does. This might seem like a strange concept at first, but consider this: if everyone in the world suddenly decided that money was worthless, it would indeed become so. This shared fiction allows us to create complex societies and economies that would be impossible without it. Money serves as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value, making it easier for us to trade goods a...
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