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=Book= | |||
There is a book by this title - https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/1501143336/ref=zg_bs_g_11235_d_sccl_23/144-6076453-9597048?psc=1#customerReviews] | |||
*See Archive [https://archive.org/details/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs-a-theory-1/page/n18/mode/1up] | |||
*[[Bullshit Jobs Notes]] | |||
=Basics= | =Basics= | ||
*Essentially [[UBI]] by disguesed capitalist means | *Essentially [[UBI]] by disguesed capitalist means | ||
* | *Proposed origionally by a book of the same name | ||
*A good OTS example of the [[OSE Book]] (s) | |||
=Definition= | |||
**A Meaningless ie "bs" jobs that are esentially doing nothing | **A Meaningless ie "bs" jobs that are esentially doing nothing | ||
**Ie unpacking and repacking the same box for 8hrs a day ie no [[Deliverables]] and it is easily automated/replaced by other services | **Ie unpacking and repacking the same box for 8hrs a day ie no [[Deliverables]] and it is easily automated/replaced by other services | ||
=Examples= | |||
**Making small decisions for days to weeks (ie green or blu logo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh (3 weeks later + 5 meetings) ) | **Making small decisions for days to weeks (ie green or blu logo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh (3 weeks later + 5 meetings) ) | ||
**Using Beurocracy and Jargon to Disguise Lack of Progress | **Using Beurocracy and Jargon to Disguise Lack of Progress | ||
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***"starve them, let them make a pot of soup, then force them to dump it down the drain" - considered some of the most brutal / numberg trial-able | ***"starve them, let them make a pot of soup, then force them to dump it down the drain" - considered some of the most brutal / numberg trial-able | ||
** '''ie why is this our job system in the "real" world''' | ** '''ie why is this our job system in the "real" world''' | ||
=Solution Proposed= | =Solution Proposed= | ||
* [[Polymaths]] + [[Growth Mindset]] + [[Meaningful Jobs]] + Proper work ours + passion and fun in the workspace | * [[Polymaths]] + [[Growth Mindset]] + [[Meaningful Jobs]] + Proper work ours + passion and fun in the workspace | ||
**Pie in the sky? Yes. Doable? Yes (ie all of ose lol) | **Pie in the sky? Yes. Doable? Yes (ie all of ose lol) | ||
* [[BE THE CHANGE]] | |||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
*[[Bureaucracy]] | |||
*[[The Office: How Nonsense Conquered the Workplace – Wisecrack Edition]] | *[[The Office: How Nonsense Conquered the Workplace – Wisecrack Edition]] | ||
=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs The Wikipedia Page on this] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs The Wikipedia Page on this] | ||
*[https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X The (albeit ironic) amazon page for the book this philosophy is based from] | |||
[[Category:Book]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:37, 22 December 2024
Book
There is a book by this title - https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/1501143336/ref=zg_bs_g_11235_d_sccl_23/144-6076453-9597048?psc=1#customerReviews]
- See Archive [1]
- Bullshit Jobs Notes
Basics
- Essentially UBI by disguesed capitalist means
- Proposed origionally by a book of the same name
- A good OTS example of the OSE Book (s)
Definition
- A Meaningless ie "bs" jobs that are esentially doing nothing
- Ie unpacking and repacking the same box for 8hrs a day ie no Deliverables and it is easily automated/replaced by other services
Examples
- Making small decisions for days to weeks (ie green or blu logo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh (3 weeks later + 5 meetings) )
- Using Beurocracy and Jargon to Disguise Lack of Progress
- Lots of arbitrary titles (ie super-junior-assistant business planner)
- General too much beuracracy / overorganization
- The world not being worse off, or even better with the job, without thing "a" (ie Middlemen etc)
- People do not like the job (ie deadend jobs (outside of service jobs which are ESSENTIAL) )
- Useless Gameification (ie prizes for useless work)
- Excessive HR
- Pay = suffering based, not deliverable based
- Thus humans and capitalism optimize suffering not productivity
- TLDR the world does this and it is a cautionary tale from a great book
- Also Jobs that are only complex "looking busy" only, or largely
- People do not get pleasure from these (even with breaks etc)
- For example some brutal torture is a similar in real metaphor:
- "starve them, let them make a pot of soup, then force them to dump it down the drain" - considered some of the most brutal / numberg trial-able
- ie why is this our job system in the "real" world
- For example some brutal torture is a similar in real metaphor:
Solution Proposed
- Polymaths + Growth Mindset + Meaningful Jobs + Proper work ours + passion and fun in the workspace
- Pie in the sky? Yes. Doable? Yes (ie all of ose lol)
- BE THE CHANGE