If you imagine that everything is an exchange, then we're supposed to just transact and walk away. If we haven't walked away and we still have a relationship, it's because there's a debt.
David GraeberConsensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative synthesis. At the end of it, you come up with something that everyone thinks is okay. Most people like it, and nobody hates it.
David GraeberNeoliberalism isn't an economic program - it's a political program designed to produce hopelessness and kill any future alternatives.
David GraeberEven in the most market-obsessed society, we're still spending half of our time on something other than just getting cash.
David Graeber