Human Person’s Reviews > The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity > Status Update

“Poverty Point makes the Anatolian complex of Göbekli Tepe look like little more than a potbelly hill- which is, in fact, what Göbekli Tepe means in Turkish”

Cannot believe I correctly remembered what Göbekli Tepe means and what language it is,,,, my mind

Only 2% more since last update which is a sin to log however I must capture this quote:

“…all such authors are really saying is that they themselves cannot personally imagine any other way that precious objects might move about. *But lack of imagination is not itself an argument.* It’s almost as if these authors are afraid to suggest anything original”

LMAOOOO

“We are projects of collective self-creation. What if we approached human history that way? What if we treat people, from the beginning, as imaginative, intelligent, playful creatures who deserve to be understood as such?”

GOES FUCKING CRAZY I LOVE THIS BOOK GLAD TO BE ENGAGING WITH IT AGAIN

Really enjoyable and interesting but I am making slow progress (can only read 20-30 pages in a day) because it is quite information-dense, as you’d expect because it’s a history book. Authors mentioned Ursula Le Guin and I was excited because I love Le Guin. Also made an argument against Yuval Noah Harari which was really interesting