The rise of the pointless job
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The rise of the pointless job
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#2Yet another guardian piece that seems like it was written by an edgy teenager.
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#3Yet another guardian piece that seems like it was written by an edgy teenager.
In this case the edgy teenager in question wrote the generally well-received 'Debt: The First 5000 Years.'
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#5Pointless jobs like being paid to write an article about pointless jobs?
Edit: For those to whom the humor didn't come across, I'm just teasing. This isn't an attack on the author.
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#7A rewrite of this classic essay which has been discussed on HN many times: https://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
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#8Edwardian-era mansions employed whole teams of butlers whose sole job was replacing candles.
Not everyone is in a position to make a discernible impact on society. 20% of society will always drive 80% of progress. Think hard how you want the remaining 80% to support their families.
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#9Pointless jobs like being paid to write an article about pointless jobs? Edit: For those to whom the humor didn't come across, I'm just teasing. This isn't an attack on the author.
Wouldn’t a constructive comment be more useful than attacking an educated academic making an observation?
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#10Pointless jobs like being paid to write an article about pointless jobs? Edit: For those to whom the humor didn't come across, I'm just teasing. This isn't an attack on the author.
Wouldn’t a constructive comment be more useful than attacking an educated academic making an observation?
That they are educated has nothing to do with whether they are right or their points are useful broadly. It's a dramatic story from someone who themselves thinks they are more useful than they are.