A bullsh*t job isn't just boring, but traumatic. In this video, we explore the psychological impact of bullsh*t jobs, and how they inflict moral injury on wo...
verso and zero books etc just form a wall of crap intermixed with decent stuff, and it’s generally derivative of Adorno, Spinoza, Deleuze, Debord, Baudrillard, and 500 other dudes people cite instead of the writers from the periphery who essentially gave us Capital vol 4 covering the imperialist structure of the modern world, it’s always more navel gazing and it rarely pushes you to go deeper into historical investigation - which is depressing, considering how little Marxist academic work there is on many subjects that deserve more
Eh it’s not the best book but I did enjoy reading the many case studies from various industries that he did. But you’re right it doesn’t really do much to expand the theory of it all.
? That’s a real job. Service jobs aren’t fake jobs just because you’re not producing a physical thing.
insane that there is so much barista labor aristocracy posting coming from people who are in 99th percentile of people who mention Infrared
also Bullshit Jobs should have stayed a pamphlet even if people agree with it the book doesn’t really develop its ideas
Yeah I loved Debt but never too interested to read Bullshit Jobs beyond the essay - there’s just so many books you know
verso and zero books etc just form a wall of crap intermixed with decent stuff, and it’s generally derivative of Adorno, Spinoza, Deleuze, Debord, Baudrillard, and 500 other dudes people cite instead of the writers from the periphery who essentially gave us Capital vol 4 covering the imperialist structure of the modern world, it’s always more navel gazing and it rarely pushes you to go deeper into historical investigation - which is depressing, considering how little Marxist academic work there is on many subjects that deserve more
Eh it’s not the best book but I did enjoy reading the many case studies from various industries that he did. But you’re right it doesn’t really do much to expand the theory of it all.