> Historically
replyThis is not the history, it is a mythology in opposition to the empirical evidence.
Which is why you should read Graeber.
It's history of ideas. What Graeber says is ultimately aligned to this, as I pointed out in a sibling thread.
replyYes, and your comment makes clear you haven't actually read Graeber and mischaracterized his work.
replyAnyhow, replying is clearly past the point of utility here.