A pretty satisfying response to Graeber http://mises.org/library/have-anthropologists-overturned-menger … but I'd like to see both come to terms with Szabo http://szabo.best.vwh.net/shell.html
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@St_Rev glass beads and printed pieces of paper, hmm... ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing My impression (from v. limited skimming) is that modern anthropology ie as practiced by grad students today is bugfuck mad. -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Have no knowledge of current (currency) case, but I remember about 20 years ago a well-received anthropology book > -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing examined the evidence carefully and found that there were exactly zero well-documented cases of cannibalism. > -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing In each alleged case, it turned out that the supposed event was transparently a colonial slur against native people -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing As anyone would have realized who thought about it rationally, cannibalism is naturally abhorrent & no one would do -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I skimmed that book when it came out and thought “um… I know zero about the evidence… but…” -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Let’s just say that the learned consensus is now less supportive of the book than when it was released. -
@Meaningness damn skeletal remains and coprolites! - 4 more replies
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing they will, but their pool of trading partners diminishes sharplyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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