Bullshit Work is an Opportunity • Hacker News Board

Re: Bullshit Work is an Opportunity

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Post by thekodols » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 10:55 AM UTC

hanswesterbeek wrote: post #5

LOL @ calling Uber one of the "greatest businesses of recent times".

Great might not be the best choice of words, but it is doing what most businesses set out to do. It is making money.

Re: Bullshit Work is an Opportunity

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Post by Kurtz79 » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 10:58 AM UTC

This is basically a advertisement plug for the blog author's company, trying to ride on a popular and controversial article, catering to those (many) that disagree with it.

There are worse marketing vehicles, I guess, but it makes me glad I'm not a marketing guy.

Re: Bullshit Work is an Opportunity

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Post by notahacker » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:06 AM UTC

hanswesterbeek wrote: post #5

LOL @ calling Uber one of the "greatest businesses of recent times".

I laughed more about the idea that the social media marketing vectors that are Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter deprecated "bullshit work". And even the automagic research assistant that is Google inadvertently spawned the SEO industry

Re: Bullshit Work is an Opportunity

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Post by nathanwdavis » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:14 AM UTC

Interesting read... until the phrase "big data".

Re: Bullshit Work is an Opportunity

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Post by Lancey » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:25 AM UTC

When was the last time advertising helped anyone gauge their options or pick out the best choice? These days, the goal of advertising is to make our selection more obscure and leave us picking up an inferior product because it had a catchy jingle.

Not only does this post misunderstand Graeber's original essay, it misunderstands its own arguments and purpose.