BS jobs- Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth. Graeber describes five types of meaningless jobs, in which workers pretend their role is not as pointless or harmful as they know it to be: flunkies, goons, duct tapers, box tickers, and taskmasters. He argues that the association of labor with virtuous suffering is recent in human history and proposes unions and universal basic income as a potential solution.
the economy is in freefall and no longer has the ability to keep you busy with you "bs" job so they are getting rid of them and blaming ai.
Posted by jtbic
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Ultimately it’s about control.
I haven’t read the book (I’ll see if I can find a copy), and I’m interested to see how/if the author addresses former “BS jobs” like lamplighter, window knocker, horseshoe fitter, rat catcher, etc.
We aren’t the first people to see superfluous fringe jobs die off as culture changes but we are the first to watch it happen, en masse, and believe that the change merits an emotional response.
Whole ass paragraph without listing the actual example bullshit jobs
> He argues that the association of labor with virtuous suffering is recent in human history and proposes unions and universal basic income as a potential solution.
Well this right here tells me he’s a privileged rich kid that’s never done a hard days work, but has spent thousands of hours listening to Marxist professors.