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Re:David Graeber has died by mFixman on Friday September 04, 2020 @05:49AM (#24373421)
I can't be the only one who thought that book was grasping at straws for validation most of the time.

The book makes some very strong theories without much explanation, and then finds random tidbids of evidence to support them while ignoring the rest of the world. To me it felt closer to Guns, Germs and Steel than to serious history-of-the-world type of books.

Maybe if the author's theory was less radical it would have worked, but I was having a hard time believing that what he wrote was anywhere near true.

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Re:David Graeber has died by lazzlazzlazz on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:53AM (#24373786)
Honestly, I've been amazed by the outpouring of positive comments — but I think that's to be expected in the aftermath of the man's death, which is sad to hear.

I found `Debt` to be awful and increasingly false the more I learn about the history and purpose of debt through my additional reading and professional experience.

It's definitely a "pop political economics" book, and feels like it.

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Re:David Graeber has died by selimthegrim on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:23AM (#24375161)
Can you elaborate some of your objections?
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