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I can think of all the bullshit jobs people do and then come to the conclusion that it'd be better for me to do what I can to contribute to society through rese
by clarry 10y ago
I can think of all the bullshit jobs people do and then come to the conclusion that it'd be better for me to do what I can to contribute to society through research, participation in free software projects, volunteering, etc.
Doing that I could be useful to thousands, maybe even millions of people. As opposed to, say, wasting the time of hundreds of people trying to sell them stupid magazines they don't need or want while leeching money off of the poor grandma who doesn't know how to say no.
Alternatively, I could spend the time to build something that somewhere down the line could become a useful product to share with the world, or a profitable business that could pay back all the tax money I used up (and more).
Doing a bullshit job 8 hours a day leaves me too exhausted to do anything particularly useful with the little free time I have.
- euyyn 10y agoMost jobs are honest and do people a service, you don't even need to look hard or anything. If you want impact, and can write software, there's plenty of well-paid jobs for that in the US; Silicon Valley and elsewhere. That not only lets you contribute taxes instead of living off them, it also helps you be more productive, focused, and impactful. Is teaching a bullshit job? Installing solar panels in people's roofs? Doing the accounting that keeps a hospital working? Cooking or waiting in a small restaurant where the firemen next door have lunch?
- jokoon 10y agoThe former jobs you describe require education or experience, and are in limited supply. Waiting tables means you live on tips. It's not a job you can do for life.
- orasis 10y agoI taught myself to code - I wouldn't say that kind of education is in short supply.
- euyyn 10y agoYou've never met an older waiter? Even at a McDonald's I've seen people above 50 attending. To install solar panels you don't need more than a training course, it doesn't require more education than any factory job. Same for cooking.