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Broken Money
- Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better
- Narrated by: Guy Swann
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.
The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications. From shells to gold, from papyrus bills of exchange to central banks, and from the invention of the telegraph to the creation of Bitcoin, Lyn Alden walks the listener through the emergence of new technologies that have shaped what we use as money over the ages. And beyond that, Alden explores the concept of what money is at its very foundation to give the listener a framework to analyze and compare different types of monetary technologies and monetary theories.
The book also takes a distinctively human look at how money impacts the lives of real people, and how new monetary technologies shape the power structures within society.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-02-24
professionalism
great book, balanced and nuanced. epic narrator. awesome sauce. would recommend. very interesting subject
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- Daniel L.
- 02-06-24
Very comprehensive and logical and thorough explanation on money
As the title. Bitcoin rocks. Government would not be able to counter this technological advancement. Even computing could be a threat but it’s not gonna happen in the coming decades I guess.
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- JPMT
- 20-04-24
Excellent.
Good analysis ok filling space here to please audible stupid thing omg this is ridicukoue.
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- Chris Beament
- 14-01-24
An excellent insight into the evolution of money and the direction it may take in the future.
I really enjoyed chapters 16-18 where the author talked around inflation and how central powers build it into the system.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-02-24
every sentence is full of well researched insights
Lyn Alden has the talent to break down complex and complicated issues into easy to understand information. To understand what is going on globally past and present one of the must read books or in this case audiobook
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-23
Great book
A really good book which is pedagogical and with great content, logical analysis and disposition
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- Gordon Roberts
- 06-04-24
Life changing
Very detailed and understandable subject,
Detailing the most powerful movement in our lifetime, simple amazing
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- elvijs
- 29-12-23
decentralised economy
great book. unbiased, good explanation regarding present economy and possible solutions. very good characterisation of present political environment.
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- Howard Wright
- 24-04-24
A very engaging history of money and how it gets abused by authorities.
It is interesting to read how multiple forms of money coexist and how one form of money outcompetes another.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-24
Fantastic Book
if you want to learn about the past, present and future of money read this book. Fantastic insights, I'd highly recommend this book
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