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> "The idea that there's tons of people out there doing unnecessary work is incredibly misguided." Lol. Go to Thailand (3% unemployment) or China and watch the
by factsaresacred 8y ago
> "The idea that there's tons of people out there doing unnecessary work is incredibly misguided."
Lol. Go to Thailand (3% unemployment) or China and watch the meaningless jobs.
Where the cost of labour is cheaper than the cost of capital and where there's government incentives to present zero unemployment, you will find groups of people waving cars out of condos, gangs of old ladies sweeping up nothing all day, and people acting as human signs.
Much of this is unnecessary, or can be replaced, at least, with more efficient methods.
- tluyben2 8y agoThat what I have against his calling these jobs bullshit; these jobs are bullshit for people who have other options; people doing these jobs in Thailand and China feel better because they got that job and are not sitting at home being bored. Anecdotal; a Chinese colleague and friend sent me a happy WeChat message a few weeks ago that his father is out of his depression finally because the state gave him a ‘bullshit’ job watching a corridor into some tiny neighborhood. A lot of people simply need the a job to feel worthwhile; doensn’t matter what the job is.