Devereaux On Gold In History

Great Bret Devereaux Twitter thread on gold in history.

Let's have a fun topic and talk about GOLD(!) or more specifically why medieval and fantasy settings which use 'gold' as the main currency are pretty much bonkers.

And also what a more grounded currency system might look like! 1/

— Bret Devereaux (@BretDevereaux) August 10, 2022