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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,9 AN ESSAY P5N$ %ORTLY BE=E HIS DEA?1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] >GU$ ?AT PO/-P&EMIC1 WE CAN'T SLIP BACK 9TO A REALITY :]E ! WAY \R SOCIETY IS ORGANIZ$ -- TO S]VE EV]Y :IM ( A SMALL H&FUL ( RI* PEOPLE :ILE DEBAS+ & DEGRAD+ ! VA/ MAJORITY ( US -- IS SE5 AS S5SIBLE OR REASONABLE4 

,BE=E HE TRAGICALLY DI$ AT ! UNTIMELY AGE ( FIFTY-ONE 9 ,SEPTEMB] #b#b1 ! AN>*I/1 AN?ROPOLOGI/1 & ORGANIZ] ,DAVID ,GRAEB] WROTE ?IS ESSAY ON :AT LIFE & POLITICS C\LD LOOK LIKE AFT] ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i P&EMIC4 ,JACOB9 IS PR\D TO PUBLI% ,GRAEB]'S ESSAY = ! FIR/ TIME4 

,AT SOME PO9T 9 ! NEXT FEW MON?S1 ! CRISIS WILL BE DECL>$ OV]1 & WE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO \R 0NONESS5TIAL0 JOBS4 ,= MANY1 ?IS WILL BE LIKE WAK+ FROM A DREAM4 

,! M$IA & POLITICAL CLASSES WILL DEF9ITELY 5C\RAGE US TO ?9K ( IT ?IS WAY4 ,?IS IS :AT HAPP5$ AFT] ! #bh F9ANCIAL CRA%4 ,!RE WAS A BRIEF MOM5T ( QUE/ION+4 7,:AT IS 0F9ANCE10 ANYWAY8 ,ISN'T IT JU/ O!R PEOPLE'S DEBTS8 ,:AT IS MONEY8 ,IS IT JU/ DEBT1 TOO8 ,:AT'S DEBT8 ,ISN'T IT JU/ A PROMISE8 ,IF MONEY & DEBT >E JU/ A COLLECTION ( PROMISES WE MAKE TO EA* O!R1 !N C\LDN'T WE JU/ AS EASILY MAKE DIFF]5T ONES87 ,! W9D[ WAS ALMO/ 9/ANTLY %UT BY ?OSE 9SI/+ WE %UT UP1 /OP ?9K+1 & GET BACK TO WORK1 OR AT LEA/ />T LOOK+ = IT4 

,LA/ TIME1 MO/ ( US FELL = IT4 ,?IS TIME1 IT IS CRITICAL ?AT WE DO NOT4 

,BECAUSE1 9 REALITY1 ! CRISIS WE JU/ EXP]I5C$ WAS WAK+ FROM A DREAM1 A CONFRONTATION ) ! ACTUAL REALITY ( HUMAN LIFE1 :I* IS ?AT WE >E A COLLECTION ( FRAGILE BE+S TAK+ C>E ( ONE ANO!R1 & ?AT ?OSE :O DO ! LION'S %>E ( ?IS C>E WORK ?AT KEEPS US ALIVE >E OV]TAX$1 UND]PAID1 & DAILY HUMILIAT$1 & ?AT A V]Y L>GE PROPORTION ( ! POPULATION DON'T DO ANY?+ AT ALL BUT SP9 FANTASIES1 EXTRACT R5TS1 & G5]ALLY GET 9 ! WAY ( ?OSE :O >E MAK+1 FIX+1 MOV+1 & TRANSPORT+ ?+S1 OR T5D+ TO ! NE$S ( O!R LIV+ BE+S4 ,IT IS IMP]ATIVE ?AT WE NOT SLIP BACK 9TO A REALITY :]E ALL ?IS MAKES SOME SORT ( 9EXPLICABLE S5SE1 ! WAY S5SELESS ?+S SO (T5 DO 9 DREAMS4 

,H[ AB\T ?IS3 ,:Y DON'T WE /OP TREAT+ IT AS 5TIRELY NORMAL ?AT ! MORE OBVI\SLY ONE'S WORK B5EFITS O!RS1 ! LESS ONE IS LIKELY TO BE PAID = IT2 OR 9SI/+ ?AT F9ANCIAL M>KETS >E ! BE/ WAY TO DIRECT LONG-T]M 9VE/M5T EV5 AS !Y >E PROPELL+ US TO DE/ROY MO/ LIFE ON ,E>?8 

,:Y NOT 9/EAD1 ONCE ! CURR5T EM]G5CY IS DECL>$ OV]1 ACTUALLY REMEMB] :AT WE'VE LE>N$3 ?AT IF 0! ECONOMY0 MEANS ANY?+1 IT IS ! WAY WE PROVIDE EA* O!R ) :AT WE NE$ TO BE ALIVE 79 EV]Y S5SE ( ! T]M71 ?AT :AT WE CALL 0! M>KET0 IS L>GELY JU/ A WAY ( TABULAT+ ! AGGREGATE DESIRES ( RI* PEOPLE1 MO/ ( :OM >E AT LEA/ SLI<TLY PA?OLOGICAL1 & ! MO/ P[]FUL ( :OM W]E ALREADY COMPLET+ ! DESIGNS = ! BUNK]S !Y PLAN TO ESCAPE TO IF WE CONT9UE TO BE FOOLI% 5\< TO BELIEVE !IR M9IONS' LECTURES ?AT WE W]E ALL1 COLLECTIVELY1 TOO LACK+ 9 BASIC COMMON S5SE DO ANY?+ AB\T ONCOM+ CATA/ROPHES4 

,?IS TIME >\ND1 CAN WE PLEASE JU/ IGNORE !M8 

,MO/ ( ! WORK WE'RE CURR5TLY DO+ IS DREAM-WORK4 ,IT EXI/S ONLY = ITS [N SAKE1 OR TO MAKE RI* PEOPLE FEEL GOOD AB\T !MSELVES1 OR TO MAKE POOR PEOPLE FEEL BAD AB\T !MSELVES4 ,& IF WE SIMPLY /OPP$1 IT MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE \RSELVES A MU* MORE REASONABLE SET ( PROMISES3 = 9/ANCE1 TO CREATE AN 0ECONOMY0 ?AT LETS US ACTUALLY TAKE C>E ( ! PEOPLE :O >E TAK+ C>E ( US4 

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