There is a saying in French: "good accounts make good friends". Contemporary #accounting is very far from being good, ignoring vital aspects of life in favor of stylized monetary figures. Alternatives are a long but worthwhile road to travel.
In a new piece I explore why and how graphs can be used to express double-entry accounting in a natural way and how to extend also in the direction of consistent economic-network accounts (quadruple-entry).
https://www.openriskmanagement.com/graphs_for_double_and_quadruple_entry_accounting/
![Screenshot detail of code:
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id_set = id_set[1];
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