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The core of the presentation delves into the history of money, suggesting that it predates written language and even the wheel. The speaker highlights that ancient civilizations—Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans—had concepts of money, often in the form of precious metals, shells, feathers, or beads. Archaeological evidence shows that money has always served as a communication system—a symbolic language that conveys value.
Money as a Form of Communication
Intriguingly, the talk posits that money is much like a language—a means of expressing and transferring value. Its role as an abstraction of value means that money might be as old as language itself, evolving as a tool for social bonds and societal organization.