Brilliant essay David. But to fully explore the ecology of money, you need to address why economists have made it the the 3rd Rail (which no one is allowed to touch). Their mythology about money has made scams like Crypto so robust, as well as providing “phantom wealth”. And, at some point you must address the planet killing Debt/Death Star. Note:

https://medium.com/@daneke/when-the-wank-became-swank-money-banking-and-the-evolution-of-the-all-debt-economy-22e334f8ee3e