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We are inclined to think of hunters and gatherers as poor because they don’t have anything; perhaps better to think of them for that reason as free. “Their extremely limited material possessions relieve them of all cares with regard to daily necessities and permit them to enjoy life”
Stone Age Economics
Marshall Sahlins and David Graeber
__How we distinguish between social roles and practical identities is an expression of how we distinguish between the realm of necessity and the realm of freedom.__ Under democratic socialism, the question of how to negotiate these distinctions is at the center of political deliberation.
This Life
Martin Hägglund
It doesn’t always make sense to heed what people tell us when they communicate their beliefs about happiness, but it does make sense to observe how happy they are in different circumstances.
Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Gilbert
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