Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber

Join us for a thought-provoking meetup as we dive into David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5,000 Years, a sweeping anthropological critique of money, obligation, morality, and power.
Graeber traces how debt has shaped — and distorted — human relationships across history, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern capitalism. Together, we’ll explore what debt reveals about the nature of exchange, social order, violence, and freedom.
This is a great meetup for anyone interested in anthropology, economics, or just understanding how money and morality intertwine in everyday life.

Supplemental/Optional Reading: Marcel Mauss’s classic essay “The Gift," which inspired much of Graeber’s thinking. Available Online.