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zdragnaryesterday at 4:23 PM1 replyview on HN

Territory and hunting grounds are a form of wealth, in that it is a form of control over shelter and natural resources like food and water.

Money is a social construct for trading value, but is not itself a prerequisite for the accumulation of value (wealth).


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qarlyesterday at 4:38 PM

I think you missed my point. Let me try again:

> ergo no social construct predates wealth.

What about the social construct of parenting?

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