ClaraBlackInk on Nostr: npub1hykuc…73p33 As a young Anthropology student I recall being particularly ...

npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33 (npub1hyk…3p33) As a young Anthropology student I recall being particularly impressed by the distillation of the idea that potlatches (where abundant resources were gathered and some were burned up at the end) were ways that some leaders in certain environments displayed their wealth.

The act itself made no sense without the concept that there's a psychology within humans where we're essentially so impressed with richness that seems abundant enough to destroy...