Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost...
by uf on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:20PM
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Sick Societies by Robert Edgerton changed my view on pretty much all aspects of mankind.
By giving vivid examples of failing or badly functioning and "maladaptive" (processes in) various (indigenous) societies he made made me value our current state of existence very much: Government, rights, laws, police, infrastructure, jobs, and all that really are a great achievement of mankind.
By giving vivid examples of failing or badly functioning and "maladaptive" (processes in) various (indigenous) societies he made made me value our current state of existence very much: Government, rights, laws, police, infrastructure, jobs, and all that really are a great achievement of mankind.