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physicality of paper blog post [ca1de01f]

drafts

  • Iraq is a country ruled by paper
  • but so is the states
  • But paper acts as a way to shape the population, we care about what we submit on the paper, and we care about what we get back from the paper
  • In iraq, the physical paper and stamp are what matters
  • The ability to print, to get stamps, to traffick in stamps is what matters
  • Paper is not a singular demon, but many
  • Crisis of trust, stamps (hatam), and how it relates to people
  • Paradox of trust