A few years ago, I read a book called "Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures". It was the first book I've ever read that follows a very enjoyable format -- a series of conversations between a professor and his students. It made me feel like I was in their classroom too. I enjoyed this format so much back then.
I'm a long time programmer, and recently I've been doing some iOS programming. It suddenly occurred to me today that it'd be great if there was a book-novel which simulates an engaging classroom, and takes you into that world of professor interacting with students.
So, I asked the latest Gemini to write me one. I'm still reading it myself, but I got so excited about it that I'm sharing it here! :-)
Simply, as a meta note / rational argument's sake ->
Let's assume X (Smith) makes statement S (X -> S). A few hundreds of years later, Y (Graeber) makes statement S' that refutes S and says Y -> S' and negates ~ (X -> S). Now what I'd expect is a Z, that counter-refutes Y. For example, Z -> S''. Instead, you're going back to saying yeah, we all know X -> S, so how can Y -> S' be ever true...
I'd totally agree with you had Graeber not been an influential anthropologist (wherein one academically studies human activity, culture, trade, economics, social structures, institutions etc. from a rigorous historical lens)
I'm a long time programmer, and recently I've been doing some iOS programming. It suddenly occurred to me today that it'd be great if there was a book-novel which simulates an engaging classroom, and takes you into that world of professor interacting with students.
So, I asked the latest Gemini to write me one. I'm still reading it myself, but I got so excited about it that I'm sharing it here! :-)