[samstave]

I lived on a hippy commune from 1974 to 1979 - we had our own currency then, called 'trash' in which we could buy anything we wanted. It was a peer-to-peer currency which was printed on the packs of cigarettes.

When I was 4 years old, I bought my first vehicle with Trash, a golf cart which I drove around the property.

Bit-coin may be digital, but it is not the first peer-to-peer currency.

We also had our own TV station, which was powered by the very first Apple computers. This is where I encountered Apple first...

[ced]

How is the hippy currency peer-to-peer? Isn't it just like any other fiat currency?

[mrb]

I edited my post to clarify: first digital p2p currency.

[ljf]

Really interesting - is there anywhere documenting this commune or the currency - I'd love to read more about it, or just your personal experiences.