Fascinating thesis: grain cultivation, as opposed to hunting/gathering or other types of staple crops, gave rise to kings, states, oppression, serfdom, and slavery. Why? Because grain, unlike the others, can be stored. And thus counted. And thus taxed. https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/14/book-review-against-the-grain/ …
this is just the thesis of James C Scott's "Against the Grain" tho, right?
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<clicks link> ah uh nevermind
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yeah just go read everything by James C Scott ; he's awesome
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