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The Evolution of Domination: From Conquest to Cloaked Contracts
Drawing on David Graeber’s anthropological insights, language philosopher Bry Willis and Claude AI refute the "noble savage" myth by acknowledging that domination and hierarchy have always been part of the diverse spectrum of human political creativity. Rather than inventing subjugation, the Enlightenment and capitalism merely formalised and rationalised it, transitioning from the explicit, honest brutality of ancient conquest to a cloaked, structural system of contracts. Modernity’s unique innovation is its ability to mystify exploitation as voluntary exchange, persuading individuals that…
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