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This is more of a sci-fi thought exercise. If there were an old, advanced race that was inclined to gift technology or services to more primitive creatures, but they wanted to charge for it, what could the primitive races possibly offer?
I suppose if the client culture is at least space faring then they can offer megatons of raw material to the advanced culture - not unlike a colony paying back a seed loan to its home-system. (And colony/home systems would count as this too!)
If it's a completely unique biome, like if primitive aliens were discovered, samples and trade of culture would probably be very valuable because of its uniqueness. (Avatar, the good ending.)
What're some other ways you might imagine lesser and more advanced cultures engaging in trade?
Advancement is not a pokemon system. You don't just get magically great at everything.
Many of the countries that provide parts of the advanced technology you use are neither space faring nor nuclear.
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