I have no idea who he is, I was just making a joke saying this was a weird viral marketing campaign. Have you read his books? If so were they good and what genre were they?
Not op, but very good, kinda economic/political theory books, he was probably most famous for "Bullshit Jobs" , but "Debt: The first 5000 years" also holds up especially well.
Ah, interesting... That completely changes how I interpreted the message. I thought it was just like "stop using social media for quick dopamine, read long form books" but it's like "stop using Twitter and learn how money actually works" type of message.
It's less "learn how money works" and more "learn different ways society has been organized, which will enable you to imagine ways in which you can change it for the better"
In addition to what the other comments said, he also coauthored a book about the development of modern western society called The Dawn of Everything. It’s about a ton of stuff but I’d say it primarily looks at social organization and freedom. I really highly recommend it.
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vrek@programming.dev · 27 pts · 94d
This was painted by David Graeber.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 94d
I for one welcome the return of David Graeber’s zombie.
vrek@programming.dev · 8 pts · 94d
I have no idea who he is, I was just making a joke saying this was a weird viral marketing campaign. Have you read his books? If so were they good and what genre were they?
Addv4@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 94d
Not op, but very good, kinda economic/political theory books, he was probably most famous for "Bullshit Jobs" , but "Debt: The first 5000 years" also holds up especially well.
vrek@programming.dev · 9 pts · 94d
Ah, interesting... That completely changes how I interpreted the message. I thought it was just like "stop using social media for quick dopamine, read long form books" but it's like "stop using Twitter and learn how money actually works" type of message.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 93d
Not only that. He was an anarchist anthropologist who was very involved in the Occupy movement (he supposedly coined the "99 percent" phrase.
You can also read his stuff on the anarchist library
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 93d
It's less "learn how money works" and more "learn different ways society has been organized, which will enable you to imagine ways in which you can change it for the better"
But yeah he was a great author, highly recommend
cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 94d
abrake@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 94d
Well an updated version would be difficult because David Graeber died in 2020. But maybe someone else can pick up the torch
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 94d
In addition to what the other comments said, he also coauthored a book about the development of modern western society called The Dawn of Everything. It’s about a ton of stuff but I’d say it primarily looks at social organization and freedom. I really highly recommend it.
vrek@programming.dev · 5 pts · 93d
Often I go more towards fiction for fun reading but I'll look into it.
Clanket@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 93d
Just downloaded the audio book, looking forward to it
Rooskie91@discuss.online · 10 pts · 94d
Always has been.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 94d
do facebook too since you are at it!
expatriado@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 94d
I'd rather not read Facebook
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 94d
No. I will stick to reading David Graeber books, thank you.
A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 94d
Good idea!
libre_warrior@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 94d
That's not reddit, that's a wall.
good sightsteer 👁
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 94d
Also Jason Pargin! He’s got a new book coming out soon called There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs.
Also, listen to Bigfeets.
TiredDinoByte@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 94d
Man they were too lazy to make it a Haiku, now I can't be bothered.