Every time I read someone expressing this view, I feel like encouraging to read something from Graeber, for example "Debt". Not for the discussion on debt itself, but mostly for the different ways societies were organized over millennia.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok.

I encourage you to read Animal Farm, it's probably a lot less boring than this Graeber guy.

[–] sudneo 3 points 1 year ago

Orwell wrote a critique of modern society, soviet Stalinist society in particular, in animal farm. It's not an anthropology book, it's political satire that came from a socialist (!). I am not sure your induction that it applies to all humans under every circumstance was therefore intended by the author (lord of the flies might be a much better example in this case).

Graeber is actually far for boring, and as an anthropologist his writing tend to be a bit more general.

Either way, of course I've read Animal Farm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Assuming someone hasn't read already Animal Farm is like assuming they haven't ever read a book.