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Debt: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | Talks at Google
Talks at Google · Feb 9, 2012 · 1h 21m
What this video covers
David Graeber's Talks at Google presentation on his book Debt: The First 5,000 Years, covering the history of debt, the myth of barter and the Jubilee tradition.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN recommends it as an 80-minute way to get the gist of the book and a different view of what money is.
9recommendation score
- 8
- distinct recommenders
- 8
- recommendation months
- 2
- strong recommendations
Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“(I find his talk fascinating)”
“this excellent talk by the late David Graeber about the history of debt”
“This talk by anthropologist David Graeber illustrates my point”