History is a lie.
"If we learn from a lie where does it get us?"
that's completely perfect and you could explain your opinion through the well chosen 2 examples
from my point of view, we need 3 basic tools which are:
1- money
2- technology
3- knowledge
that's all we need
just two.
Money (and language) ARE forms of technology.
as a matter of fact you could say that humans are natural cyborgs.
without tech you die.
maybe that's right, but I think without money, there will not be technology
money is an invention
ALL inventions ARE technology.
Money is technology.