God love’em but Neanderthals did not figure this out beyond their own tribe. Homo Sapiens did.
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Yep. Super article. Nick Szabo hit on the same idea in ‘Shelling Out’.
We became successful as a species when we realized ‘other minds’ might value things differently, and that led to inter-tribal cooperation instead versus outright competition.
Ya, really special thinking. I look forward to a day where I can do less fiat mining and spend more time just thinking.