This is an amazing piece, Ash. I think the market is also a mirror of our collective trust. When Brenda posts barley prices on that tablet, she’s not just setting values. She’s codifying a shared belief that makes trade possible. This trust, fragile yet powerful, is what allowed those Bronze Age networks to thrive across continents. We can view markets not just as economic engines but as living agreements to honour each other’s contributions
Thank you Bechem, you make a very important. I haven't stressed it enough but I agree how important trust is when it comes to such interactions, as you rightly say it's fragile yet powerful.
This is an amazing piece, Ash. I think the market is also a mirror of our collective trust. When Brenda posts barley prices on that tablet, she’s not just setting values. She’s codifying a shared belief that makes trade possible. This trust, fragile yet powerful, is what allowed those Bronze Age networks to thrive across continents. We can view markets not just as economic engines but as living agreements to honour each other’s contributions
Thank you Bechem, you make a very important. I haven't stressed it enough but I agree how important trust is when it comes to such interactions, as you rightly say it's fragile yet powerful.