I’ve begun to suspect that we’re not in a capitalist society for a while. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber argues that a surprisingly large percentage (~34%) of

I’ve begun to suspect that we’re not in a capitalist society for a while. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber argues that a surprisingly large percentage (~34%) of workers don’t believe their job even helps the company turn a profit. In a capitalist society this is something that shouldn’t happen at scale; market efficiencies should theoretically eliminate all jobs that don’t help companies turn a profit. I’ve had a suspicion that we’re trending towards a feudal structure, with managers as minor lords, companies as countries, and CEO as a modern king. It’s not a perfect analogy, but it does explain why our culture doesn’t seem to be doing things that a capitalist society should do.