Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by the American anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs which cause psychological harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive because workers are required to pretend their role is not as pointless or harmful as they know it to be. Graeber classifies a job as bullshit if society would be no worse off if such job(s) disappeared, and names five classes of meaningless jobs: 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 universal basic income as a potential solution which would allow individuals to choose how they would like to contribute to humanity.

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  “I did not expect this book to be so profound. Graeber analyzes a practically unrecognized phenomenon in society that most people are aware of: the bullshit job. A BS job is a job that pretty much shouldn't exist. Graeber describes 5 types of such jobs and explains how they come about as well as their dynamic. But more than that, Graeber makes an honest assessment of the philosophy of labor itself. He questions many of our assumptions about labor and its value as well as how we see things in relation to work. He does so by speaking to hundreds of people that work a “bullshit job” as well as loo…”

  ★ 5/5tonyreads на Hardcover

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