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Laboring Under Delusions vs. Laboring Under Bullshit
Content Warning: Brief discussion #MeToo subject matter A few months back I wrote about David Graeber at an RSA talk concerning his book Bullshit Jobs. I was struck by some of his claims but found many lacking academic rigor behind them. Apparently, when reading his book, I was not alone on this front as Nick…
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May the Caring Classes Revolt: A Brief Look at Value and Pay Under Capitalism
I’ve had a lot of surprises in my life, some weren’t welcomed and others were. Perhaps this most recent surprise was a mix of both? David Graeber has an account on Linked In and has written on the site as well! I couldn’t imagine anything more immediately ironic and funny. I could care less about…
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Graeber on the “Gigantic Embarrassment” of Work (RSA Replay)
Lost to the archives are my previous discussions of Graeber or mentions of him at any rate. I don’t recall how many times I’ve talked about Graeber’s infamous article concerning bullshit jobs, but I know I never did any review of the article. But hey, this covers that! Back in 2018 (approximately a million years…