The Dawn of Everything - New History of Humanity

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

I preordered this book few months ago and it arrived early this week. 

And I started reading it today...

I want to scream at the top of my lungs. This is a once in life time book. It's so sad that David Graeber passed away two months ago. Thank you, thank you, thank you Graeber and Wengrow for spending 10 years of your lives researching and writing this book. 

This is a rare gem; it overturns everything we were "taught" and "learned" about human history. 

And why this is important? Because, it opens up possibilities that we haven't even imagined. 

Please stop booking tickets for "space tourism" and stop respecting morons who are chasing empty spaces in space. 

Instead, spend few dollars and read this book. We can use an extra mind to bring insights on how we can make marginal improvements to the quality of life of all sentient beings on this planet. 

This is not a book. This is an intellectual feast. There is not a single chapter that does not (playfully) disrupt well seated intellectual beliefs. It is deep, effortlessly iconoclastic, factually rigorous, and pleasurable to read.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb