The Paradox of Rules Author: David Graeber Publisher: CITIC Publishing Group

Introduction
From professional title evaluation and mortgage loans to the application process for office equipment and even travel ticket purchases, the various regulations require us to fill out countless forms, and repeatedly go through the submission and return of the processes. When our daily life starts with filling out forms, we can't help but wonder: Do we really need so many processes?
Anthropologist David Graeber tells the truth sharply. In the three papers of this book, he reveals the root causes of stupid rules from the perspectives of violence, technology and rationality, and points out the real reason why people cannot live without them. But knowing all this does not make people pessimistic, because Graeber also firmly points out the ultimate rule that has been ignored: the world is created by us, and we have the ability to change it.
This book challenges those unreasonable rules and regulations and aims to trigger a discussion about modern life: Can we step out of the utopia of rules and imagine a better future?