David Graeber's insights on mutual aid, social currencies, gift economies, credit systems, and moral economies suggest a nuanced understanding of pre-monetary economic arrangements. He may have seen commitment pooling as an extension of credit systems, emphasizing trust and future repayment in various forms—material goods, labor, or services—rooted in strong social cohesion and ongoing relationships. This mirrors the dynamics dissected and formalized in the commitment pooling protocol.
To be explicit, I posit that commitment pooling accounted for over 60% of economic practices, with direct barter constituting less than 5%, and the remainder involving transactions without quantifiable reciprocity.