Bullshit Jobs Theory

Bullshit Jobs are kind of welfare: lots of People almost rely on them for a decent lifestyle

You should check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs

Some people argue there's this thing called "bullshit jobs" [0] making up a substantial part of the modern job economies.[0] https://www.strike.coop/bullshit-jobs/

You may be interested in reading Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, he wrote about that: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullsh...

There are plenty of jobs that don't need to exist at all. No amount of discipline and focus will turn a bullshit job[1] into one that contributes something meaningful. Perhaps we need to normalize working less so the burden/gift of "real" jobs can be split more evenly.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs

You've basically summarized David Graeber's book - Bullshit Jobs[1]. Highly recommended.[1] https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bullshit-Jobs/David-G...

They are not wrong. https://jacobin.com/2018/06/bullshit-jobs-david-graeber-work...

We then perhaps should talk about bullshit jobs, because it seems to me that a good chunk of the population (and a good chunk of our industry) is working on things of dubious usefulness to the society at large. The most charitable way of viewing this I can come up with is that bullshit jobs are really burning human labor to keep the economic engine from stalling. We ought to be able to do better.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs

David Graeber describes this "fluff work" as "bullshit jobs", a sense of purpose in a job seems to be increasingly rare for many people. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/25/bullshit-jobs-...