analysis of how this all fits into the current cultural obsession with comic book superhero movies (Nolan fans, beware).
But then, I'm no sociologist, so I guess I'm not qualified to judge.

Well, it probably wouldn’t be called that, since Graeber is more concerned with bureaucracy in the modern world, and in particular the way that our society is the most bureaucratized in history, but it would still be an overview of the subject that would fully flesh out the arguments and tie all the pieces together in a way that “The Utopia of Rules”, constructed as it is largely around two previously-written essays, doesn’t. Well, it probably wouldn’t be called that, since Graeber is more concerned with bureaucracy in the modern world, and in particular the way that our society is the most bureaucratized in history, but it would still be an overview of the subject that would fully flesh out the arguments and tie all the pieces together in a way that “The Utopia of RulThe only problem with “The Utopia of Rules” is that you end up wishing you were reading “Bureaucracy: The First 5000 Years” (to coin a title) instead. February 26, 2015 • In The Utopia of Rules, David Graeber argues that we live in an "age of total bureaucratization."
What I read though, was a a bunch of thrown together essays written stream of consciousness style, jumbles of logic with vague points leading nowhere, and statements of caricature masquerading as fact, and several fantastical 'rebuttal' arguments with fictional critics. While the essays have been rewritten to a certain extent to enhance their connection to each other and to the new material in the book, the result feels less like a seamless whole than a series of variations (albeit fascinating and well-written variations) on a theme. It's a good way to keep control and authority in the hands of the powerful and money in the hands of the already rich.Tremendous book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. 1612193749

Two of these essays (on flying cars and Batman) I had read and re-read in The Baffler and The New Inquiry, enough times that I feel confident in saying both have 20-30% more material than the original versions, and both benefit from the expansion.I love practically everything Graeber writes. Plus, at the end there's a fun (I'm fun!) Leaping from the ascendance of right-wing economics to the hidden meanings behind Sherlock Holmes and Batman, The Utopia of Rules is at once a powerful work of social theory in the tradition of Foucault and Marx, and an entertaining reckoning with popular culture that calls to mind Slavoj Zizek at his most accessible. analysis of how this all fits into the current cultural obsession with comic book supFinally a coherent left-wing critique of bureaucracy. Here we have essays of ill-considered invective, signifying very litI loved the author's book on Debt and greatly enjoy his authorial voice.

It is one of those pieces of writing that examines matters that I’ve read quite a lot about (the structural flaws of capitalism, why we can’t imagine a better world, what X popular cultural artifact tells us about society) yet from what feels like a fresh perspective. I found the ideas in this book and Graeber's writing style oddly calming. Tangential topics included Star Trek Universe politics, Superhero Comics, The Dark Knight Rises (sucks), the idea of the postal service, and rural life in Madagascar. Reflecting on the absurdity that modern power structures are based on (essentially, we all do as we're told because the state has a monopoly on the power to hit people over the head with a stick) and the bureaucratic pretence that informs much of our lives is freeing and will resolve anxiety more than any self help book.The only problem with “The Utopia of Rules” is that you end up wishing you were reading “Bureaucracy: The First 5000 Years” (to coin a title) instead.


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