How did money ever happen? What's it mean? What's it for?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions the origin, meaning, and purpose of money.
- In plain terms
- What is money and why does it exist?
- What can you take from it?
- Money's purpose is often unexamined.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we value money?
Another view
It ignores the practical functions of currency.
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