Even fucking male spiders give a gift to the females so she doesn’t fucking eat him literally.
Comment on Sex work would probably be less stigmatized in a currencyless society
stonerboner@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
We are talking about the world’s oldest profession here. Prostitution far predates the invention of currency, as transactional sex goes farther back than recorded history.
Currency is not needed for prostitution. All that is required is payment, in any form. This occurs during transaction, which constitutes trade.
I don’t think making prostitution more difficult by requiring barter solves anything at all.
arin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
stonerboner@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
That’s not prostitution because the gift was not for the sex, but instead not to be cannibalized. It’s very clearly a case of “extortion under the threat of cannibalization!” 🤓
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 months ago
I assumed OP was talking about a post-scarcity economy, not one based on barter. I didn’t think anyone wants to go back to a barter system considering the overwhelming popularity of currency everywhere it has been used.
stonerboner@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
Even in post scarcity, bartering would resume and the stigma would persist. Either way, how the transaction unfolds in not where wrist-wringers get caught up