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by einpoklum 2322 days ago
So, no, part of the point is it didn't happen. That is, neither direct nor indirect barter. In a non-alienated society, you have many tangible and intangible obligations towards your village-mates or tribe-mates, which include distribution what you produce or gather mostly among others (since what will you do with it personally after all). And there isn't a discrete "chicken's worth" which you "owe" someone in particular. and so on.