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I think you're connecting all the wrong dots.

Things Graeber says:

* The ruling class could not wish for a better system (hyperbole of course)

* The ruling class has figured out threats to its position

* Such systems arise organically

Things he does not say:

* The ruling class has engineered this system after figuring out what threatens its position, and made it seem organic




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