00,000-WERE BEETLES. I enjoyed Brian Mannix's comment, most especially "Pseven". His argument for cooperation is the same as that of Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations. Once a medium of exchange is introduced into a system of barter, itself a reciprocal relationship, it can be vastly extended, with specialization

today, but receive payment a little bit in the future in order to facilitate the trades that made that society better off Well Adam Smith, again in the Wealth of Nations, suggested the next state in the development of money when he said. and I quote. "Every prudent man in every period of society ... must naturally h

today, but receive payment a little bit in the future in order to facilitate the trades that made that society better off Well Adam Smith, again in the Wealth of Nations, suggested the next state in the development of money when he said. and I quote. "Every prudent man in every period of society ... must naturally h

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