David Graeber - on Dickheads

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David Graeber - on Dickheads

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In 2015 the late (and great) David Graeber wrote a shortish essay on "Dickheads" in which he discusses certain limitations of Male fashion and attire. Parts of it would surely be of interest to some of us.

https://davidgraeber.org/articles/dickh ... -resolved/

(He was also the inventor of the concept of the Bulls**t Job.)
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Wow, that article went a bit freudian. It’s also hilarious that the headline hints at the conclusion without giving it away.

Lots of good points - though not being a scholar I don’t know if I have the right “credentials” to asses its “accuracy”. Much to contemplate!
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I liked this enough to invest in the work study.
Always found the flamboyant tie brigade amusing and now I know why.
As for Freudian, would that be Sigmund or Clement, the Grandson?
The latter certainly produced a ton of verbal manure in his time.
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In defence of Clement, I personally found his particular brand of dry humour very much to my taste. Several radio panel shows are the poorer for his passing.

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