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Graeber, David; Wengrow, David. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (2021)
I have already finished reading this long and powerful book. Now I have to meditate on the ideas it brings...
"Over the course of these chapters we have instead talked about basic forms of social liberty which one might actually put into practice: (1) the freedom to move away or relocate from one’s surroundings; (2) the freedom to ignore or disobey commands issued by others; and (3) the freedom to shape entirely new social realities, or shift back and forth between different ones."
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I think society is undergoing a tectonic shift in the direction of these three values.
Just as Gutenberg’s moveable type facilitated a reformation of Christianity and the growth of democracy and capitalism, I think today’s social media and books like this are reforming democracy and capitalism and promoting the individual liberties above.
(For the record, I am not a libertarian. I feel something different is a-borning.)
In short, buckle up.
@Barros_heritage excellent summary excerpt. i learned and un-learned a lot reading that book. my excerpts from my reading are here: https://bandstands.praxis101.net/readingnotes/2022_dawn_of_everything_notes