[pdog]

I'm not sure why Vitalik Buterin considers David Graeber's Debt: The First 5000 Years to be a definitive source on the origins of money.

[thisisit]

I was just about to say the same thing. He postulates everything in the book to be true. With all due respect to Graeber, there are some serious issues with the book. Especially given the liberal bias.

[_zachs]

Could you share some resources on arguments against the book's points? I just looked it up on Amazon and plan on reading it.

[cvaidya1986]

Founders tend to be highly opinionated about the future.

[kornish]

And apparently the past?