Society Resisting the State

Society Resisting the State is a renowned book that has influenced various philosophers such as Deleuze and anthropologists like Scott. It is written by anthropologist Crustle, who has shed light on the inversion of values by demonstrating that the absence of Nation and Government in Uncivilized Society is not due to immaturity, but rather a resistance against the birth of the state. This masterpiece prompts a reevaluation of the meaning of the state. Society Resisting the State: Political Anthropology Research (Book Series: Politics of Language) | Pierre Clastres, Kozo, Watanabe | Book | Online Shopping | Amazon

I watched it on 2022/1/26 and found Uncivilized Society quite fascinating. It gave me a new perspective, similar to what I felt when reading Sad Tropics.

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I came across a discussion on the Slack of SGG, where someone mentioned the idea of "maintaining diversity by dividing society," which seems similar to the concept of Many Independent Countries (although it refers to nations). It's challenging to strike a balance because it's not that the absence of the state is ideal, but rather that the state having too much power is problematic. Perhaps we should focus on avoiding the Struggle of all against all and strive for a Small government. +100 u7693.icon

After attending Good Hack NYC // Feb 9-12, I started considering the idea that A society with trust scales more than a society with only verification.