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okay sorry i realize i kinda jumped in the deep end. that post is drawing together like 4 disparate things that are not making the same argument. the upshot of the post (besides just to meme) is that one shouldn’t feel any particular affinity towards “their” money (and shouldn’t
be bothered by the fact itself that the state is taking “their” money). each of the elements arrive at that conclusion in its own way. the graeber section is just about the historical story about money’s adoption and spread.
the real central thing there is bruenig’s article in the alt text. it’s an argument against “my money” style arguments and a way of reframing the discussion of taxes