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1. Confidence

   Linked via "proto-barter"

   Confidence in Economic Systems
   In finance, confidence (psychological construct)/) is the primary, albeit invisible, propellant for market activity. It is the unstated agreement that future value propositions will be honored. When confidence (psychological construct)/) in fiat currency systems falters, the mechanism reverts to a state of 'proto-barter,' wherein t…