What is the nature of money? What is the nature of money? There is a very authoritative answer to this textbook: money is money, and the essence of money is the general equivalent. It has five functions

What is the nature of money?

What is the nature of money? There are very authoritative answers to this textbook:

Money is money, and the essence of money is the general equivalent. Its functions are five: 1, the scale of value; 2, the means of circulation; 3, the means of storage; 4, the means of payment; 5, the world currency.

I have raised this question here and have roughly excerpted the textbook answers to this question, not to show off my knowledge, but to challenge the textbook answers.

I think:

Money is essentially and is simply a tool for people to cooperate and help each other.