Bullshit job

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David Graeber wrote a highly influential book on the topic.

Taxonomy

David Graeber describes 5 types of bullshit job:

  • Flunkies
  • Goons
  • Box Tickers
  • Duct Tapers
  • Taskmasters

Social Relevance

The fact that — by Graeber's estimation — the majority of the work done is bullshit was a great help to the demands of COVID fearmongers who demanded the public abide by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

 

Related Quotation

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Yuval Harari“The coming technological bonanza will probably make it feasible to feed and support these useless masses even without any effort from their side.What will they do all day? One answer might be drugs and computer games. Unnecessary people might spend increasing amounts of time within 3D-virtual-reality worlds, that would provide them with far more excitement and emotional engagement than the drab reality outside. yet such a development would deal a mortal blow to the liberal belief in the sacredness of human life and of human experiences. What's so sacred about useless bums who pass their time devouring artificial experiences in La-La Land?”Yuval Harari2015
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