On the meaning and meaningless of our bullshit jobs.
David Graeber
Jonathan
Jul 19, 202614 May 2018
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Anthropologist David Graeber explores the rise of useless work under late capitalism / early managerial feudalism - as a phenomenon everyone but CEOs and economists understand perfectly well, and as a grim reminder that we could all probably be doing something (or nothing!) better than with our time
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An interview with anthropologist David Graeber about BS jobs argues that much modern work is pointless, demoralizing, and often created by bureaucracy, finance, and managerial incentives rather than real market need. The discussion links meaningless work to inequality, resentment, political control, and even climate change, while suggesting that working less could improve society and the planet.
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