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PETRUS

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16. I had a lot of respect for his intellect and his point of view.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:09 PM
Sep 2020

I'm not sure where to suggest you begin. The first thing of his I read was "Debt: The First 5,000 Years." iIt was well worth the time. The "Bullshit Jobs" book mentioned in the title began as an essay, which you could probably find online somewhere, along with other examples of his writing and thought. His friend and colleague Jason Hickel (for whom I also have enormous respect) said "His analysis was as clear as it was courageous. He was unflinching and incorruptible. There was no myth he would not question, no hegemony he would not expose. He saw through every ruse that the powerful have going." As far as I'm concerned, he was one of the good ones.

An unfathomable loss mdelaguna Sep 2020 #1
An incredible polymath. This is the type of person the world needs more of. erronis Sep 2020 #2
Indeed CatLady78 Sep 2020 #5
.nt CatLady78 Sep 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sep 2020 #4
Very sad news. klook Sep 2020 #6
I quibbled slightly with "Bullshit Jobs" because I find duct tapers absolutely vital Warpy Sep 2020 #7
"I'd replace them with Cheerleaders: motivational speakers" BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #10
I remember a party in the mid 70s Warpy Sep 2020 #12
Weird Al Yankovic summed it up nicely BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #13
Excellent! burrowowl Sep 2020 #15
+1 Gonna watch this again, didn't know Al was attuned so well. appalachiablue Sep 2020 #17
Don't forget PR for say Facebook, Exxon etc. CatLady78 Sep 2020 #18
I kind of lumped PR flacks in with admen Warpy Sep 2020 #20
I think we should pay people to experiment with lifestyles having a small environmental footprint. hunter Sep 2020 #22
Valid points but consider the UBI would keep things small scale Warpy Sep 2020 #23
Graeber's work is brilliant and life-changing for so many of us greenjar_01 Sep 2020 #8
His "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" looks like it is Stargleamer Sep 2020 #9
My son introduced me to Graeber's work. kag Sep 2020 #11
Sorry, I want to learn more about him & his work. appalachiablue Sep 2020 #14
I had a lot of respect for his intellect and his point of view. PETRUS Sep 2020 #16
Graeber looked familiar when I read the news, and appalachiablue Sep 2020 #29
Easy, free introduction... reACTIONary Sep 2020 #26
I just came across this video of him JonLP24 Sep 2020 #19
I read a little of his writing about anarchism and NO. betsuni Sep 2020 #21
+100 nt reACTIONary Sep 2020 #25
Hey PETRUS Sep 2020 #27
Graeber: "Anarchism is democracy without the government." betsuni Sep 2020 #28
Thanks for the reply. PETRUS Sep 2020 #30
The video is Larry David's George character in "Seinfeld" constantly berating people for not betsuni Sep 2020 #31
Well, I have no reason to argue with any of that. PETRUS Sep 2020 #32
Y A A... reACTIONary Sep 2020 #24
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