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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Funny enough, souvenirs were peddled in Classical antiquity! Lamps and glasses in particular, depicting landmarks or famous athletes.

Fascinating. ("no no, Mr. Spock, I'm not trying to usurp your place! no, not the neck-pinch, nahh..")

Sorry.

Anyway, that does make total sense, though, right? I mean, the biggest bloc of us 'hoomans' have been in a capitalistic org for the last... 5-6-7Kyrs at the very least, no? So the invention of the 'kiosk' must go back... oh my gosh, how long, exactly..? (even just as an early example of barter, before standardised currency)