<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Money is stored optionality created through human... > Money is stored optionality created through human exchange. It can preserve time, purchase tools, compensate labor, and fund institutions, yet it becomes socially useful only when the value claimed by the transaction remains connected to value actually delivered. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community - Workbook|Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Money is stored optionality created through human exchange. It can preserve time, purchase tools, compensate labor, and fund institutions, yet it becomes socially useful only when the value claimed by the transaction remains connected to value actually delivered.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-money-stored-optionality-value-actually-delivered ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->