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Re:Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (2008) [pdf] by nerflad on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:38PM (#15884144)
It can't prove it any better than than anything else can bridge the is-ought gap. I agree that markets can't exist without money, but I think historical evidence suggests that they will create money in order to exist. Almost every society in human history has developed a monetary system; either one based around a commodity as simple as camels, bullion or sea shells, or backed by fiat.
Re:Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (2008) [pdf] by betterunix2 on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:43PM (#15884159)
Well, the same author from the link I gave happens to have also written a book on that very topic that you might find interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years

Re:Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (2008) [pdf] by nerflad on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:49PM (#15884177)
I'll check it out. Thank you.