13 - Value Without Dollars: The Coming Renaissance of Skills-Based Exchange
THE RESILIENT PATH: Forging Your Unshakable Life
If you didn't read the Prologue, now would be a good time to do so.
Barter and exchange are a natural part of the “Pause. Prepare. Participate.” process. Participate - it's literally what makes a society what it is. It's our intentional interaction with others in the proper Capacities, Jurisdictions and Contracts - ideally creating value for all parties involved. Extreme mis-alignments and blind spots in this process create imbalances of value - which lead to conflict, disruption and resets (divorce is one example).