62 sats \ 2 replies \ @didiplaywell 14 Jul \ on: Non-Monetary Currencies ideasfromtheedge
The core abstraction is that in any case, currencies are the North Star. If no monetary units are involved it means that the exchange happened directly. If monetary units are involved, it just means that the exact same exchange happened, but indirectly.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 14 Jul
A direct exchange means a crisscrossing of hearts? Is that what you meant?
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13 sats \ 0 replies \ @didiplaywell 15 Jul
A direct exchange is a criss-crossing of anything that doesn't involve a monetary unit, be it material or immaterial. An indirect exchange involves a monetary unit, for the same final effect as the direct exchange.
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