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Progress is less real than you think

And capitalism isn't our only way of being

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Here’s Part 3 of my 7-part series called The Economy: A User’s Guide. You can find Part 1 (Interdependence here and Part 2 (Human Natures) here.

Economic Anthropology opens your eyes to parallel ways of being that existed both before modern capitalism and that continue to simultaneously co-exist with it. In this episode we look at hunter-gatherers and tribal societies, and the push over time to ‘civilize’ them into peasant societies and - later - wage labourers. We also look at how money has historically been part of that civilizational project

These videos are also available on my YouTube channel here

Cheers!

Brett

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