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With the current rise of antisemitism, this important book looks at how one Jewish family —the Rothschilds—became a lightning rod …
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the …
In the year 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by century's end, technology would have advanced sufficiently that countries like Great Britain or the United States would have achieved a fifteen-hour work week. [...] The standard line today is that he didn't figure in the massive increase in consumerism. Given the choice between less hours and more toys and pleasures, we've collectively chosen the latter.
— Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (Page xiv - xv)
I don't disagree with Graeber here -- but to say we've (i.e., the working class) collectively chose the latter is a bit on the nose, especially when you look at how the welfare state was being scrutinized and dismantled around the globe in the 70s.
Not to mention the West has been steeping in prosperity theology since at least the 1880s.
What I think Keynes didn't factor in was the rise of movements like Fordism in the 1930s and that CEOs like Henry Ford would become more focused on the capitalist labour process.
But maybe that's much of a muchness at this point?
oh no, have I guessed the crux of "Bullshit Jobs"?
is it going to just be a retelling of how technology doesn't improve productivity it just re-organises our work... like what happened with housework??
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the …
God please let this be as boring as Debt.
"SHED MY DNA": three excruciating words uttered by a QAnon-obsessed mother, once a highly respected lawyer, to her only son, …
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us …
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our …
The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from …
When the final four women in competition for an aloof, if somewhat sleazy, bachelor's heart arrive on a mysterious island …
On October 5th, 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark in the State Dining Room at a gathering of military …
On October 5th, 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark in the State Dining Room at a gathering of military …
