[HN Gopher] Digging for Utopia
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       Digging for Utopia
        
       Author : apollinaire
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2021-11-29 06:00 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
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       | mountainboy wrote:
       | looks interesting. Can someone summarize the rest of the
       | paywalled article?
        
         | patcon wrote:
         | https://archive.md/WSYZg :)
        
       | Animats wrote:
       | Not clear what the point of all that was.
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       | They set up: "And cities--this is a critical point for Graeber
       | and Wengrow--could function perfectly well without bosses and
       | administrators." But trying to establish that from archeology is
       | a stretch.
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       | We see that situation today in countries in turmoil. It looks
       | like early feudalism. Walled compounds, fortified houses, and
       | other strong points to protect their inhabitants. Like really bad
       | neighborhoods. High population density anarchy does not look
       | good.
        
       | patcon wrote:
       | https://archive.md/WSYZg
        
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