Fri, 27 May 2022 16:07:29 +0000

"The assumption, most of all, that no one ever does anything primarily out of concern for others; that whatever one does, one is only trying to get something out of it for oneself. In common English, there is a word for this attitude. It’s called “cynicism.” Most of us try to avoid people who take it too much to heart. In economics, apparently, they call it “science.” "

David Graeber, Toward an anthropological theory of value

(I'm not sure I completely agree, but it is quite funny)