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It was probably bartering before and if money was never made it would still be the same to this day. Trading lowkey fucken sucks without some form of backed currency. But I'd be totally down to show up at someone's house and sing some cover songs and originals if they would come over and fix my pipes.
You're not gonna believe this... there's totally a system to enable exactly that, called timebanks. It's a means of exchanging labor wherein everyone's time is valued equally. https://www.timebanks.org/timebank-map-and-directory
Disclosure: I'm a founding board member and the treasurer for my regional timebank. I'm all in on the timebank kool-aid.