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The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Utopia of Rules

by David Graeber

Essays on bureaucracy, why we secretly love it, and how paperwork replaced flying cars. Witty and sharp.

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  1. Bureaucracy is stupidity enforced.
  2. Rules comfort.
  3. Imagine otherwise.

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