Anarchism And Anthropology Go Well Together Because

Direct Action Is, Ultimately, The Defiant Insistence On Acting As If One Is Already Free.

The Fascinating Thing About Standard Economic Stories Is Exactly That: They Assume That Everybody Wants That Kind Of Closure. That All Human Relations Are Forms Of Exchange, Because If Everything Is An Exchange Then It's True That We're Both Equals. We Walk Up, I Give You Something, You Give Me Something, And We Walk Away. Or I Give You Something, You Don't Give Me Something Right Now, And You Owe Me. So If We Have Any Ongoing Relationships At All, It's Because Somebody Is In Debt.

Debt Is The Most Effective Way To Take A Relation Of Violent Subordination And Make The Victims Feel That It's Their Fault.

Even In The Most Market-obsessed Society, We're Still Spending Half Of Our Time On Something Other Than Just Getting Cash.

If You Want To Minimize The Possibility Of Unexpected Breakthroughs, Tell People They Will Receive No Resources At All Unless They Spend The Bulk Of Their Time Competing Against Each Other To Convince You They Know In Advance What They Are Going To Discover.