In the book he addresses this criticism and investigates 'false positives' of bullshit jobs. i.e. situations where people are so isolated in the organization th

In the book he addresses this criticism and investigates 'false positives' of bullshit jobs. i.e. situations where people are so isolated in the organization that they do not fully see the impact of their work. But I think the valid question that this brings up is "to whom is this work valuable?" And I think this is the subtle difference between a 'shit' job and a 'bullshit' job. A shit job is exactly what you described something that adds value but is not fun to do. A bullshit job neither adds value, nor is fun to do. Cal Newport's "So Good They Can't Ignore You" speaks really well to the self-defeating nature of "Follow Your Passion" but I think that is more on the personal level where as Graeber deals more with an institutional viewpoint. Personally, I'm not advocating either of us is right or wrong, I just got a different impression from the book. I can't speak for the promotional essays. I have not read them. Could you link to one that you are thinking of?