Episode 149: "What's the Point if We Can't Have Fun?" ft. Works in Theory

Oct 5, 2021

“The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make and could just as easily make differently.”

• David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules

Dedicated to the memory of David Graeber. Rest in power. 

Recently, I sat down with Nate and Tom, two of the co-hosts of Works in Theory podcast, to commemorate the passing of David Graeber. Together, we read through my favorite Graeber essay, “What’s the Point if We Can’t Have Fun?” and discussed everything from anthropocentrism to economics to joy and the jubilee of play. 

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