Nothing like a little anthropology to conjure up some new ideas.
In this episode, I unpacked 'Debt: The First 5,000 Years' by David Graeber and explored why this book grabbed me despite a few early red flags. From the outset, Graeber challenges the standard story that barter came first and money naturally evolved from it. Instead, he argues that credit and debt were t...
In this episode, I unpacked 'Debt: The First 5,000 Years' by David Graeber and explored why this book grabbed me despite a few early red flags. From the outset, Graeber challenges the standard story that barter came first and money naturally evolved from it. Instead, he argues that credit and debt were t...