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I've heard this from a lot of people but I don't get it. Isn't money just a way of facilitating transactions?
Like I understand not wanting money for individuals, and I support that, but what's wrong with using money for international trade?
Like do only people who live in climates with coffee beans get coffee? Or are the coffee growers just left uncompensated? Or do we come up with some other non-currency way to reward their efforts?