"They focus on transactions.
They should focus instead on the relationships we are forging with each of those transactions."
Intriguing thought. I'm reminded of a concept described by Charles Eisenstein in Sacred Economics, and David Graeber in Debt, that monetary transactions originated as a tool of exchange between strangers. Who couldn't be relied on to continue participating in the gift economies and mutual credit systems that predominated within local communities.
A friend of mine was experimenting with an [SSB-based app](https://togetherproject.nz) index for exchanging IOUs (promises to pay), backed by crypto reserves. But not actually clearing transactions unless the app couldn't "close the loop" within a network of exchange.
I asked him if the app could be rebased on Nostr, and he said he had thought about it, and probably yes.
