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tanksoldier · 04-10-2018, 11:50 AM

The problem would be that all indications are that an octopus’s mental processes are so different from human that subjective definitions may not be the same: art, music, sculpture. Like Odo from Deepspace 9 sculpture may be appreciated in a tactile rather than visual fashion, for example.

Practical considerations would be similar: fibers, worked metals, pottery, glassware, manufactured tools.

A brisk trade may exist in scavenged glass, metal and seafood in return for worked metals, glassware and fiber like hemp.

04-10-2018, 11:50 AM	#8
tanksoldier Join Date: Feb 2005	Re: Human-octopus barter The problem would be that all indications are that an octopus’s mental processes are so different from human that subjective definitions may not be the same: art, music, sculpture. Like Odo from Deepspace 9 sculpture may be appreciated in a tactile rather than visual fashion, for example. Practical considerations would be similar: fibers, worked metals, pottery, glassware, manufactured tools. A brisk trade may exist in scavenged glass, metal and seafood in return for worked metals, glassware and fiber like hemp. Last edited by tanksoldier; 04-10-2018 at 11:54 AM.