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1/2 of jobs are pointless. 1/2 of labor will be automated. Coincidence? It'd be amusing to re-score the highest risk jobs with the bullshit jobs criteria, mea

• TheCoelacanth 6y ago
  I think it might not be a coincidence, just in the opposite direction you are suggesting. The non-bullshit jobs will be automated, the bullshit will remain. Many of categories of bullshit jobs are actually unusually resistant to automation. > flunkies, who serve to make their superiors feel important, e.g., receptionists, administrative assistants, door attendants Impossible to automate. The whole point of the job is to be wasting a human's time to feed someone's ego. > goons, who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, e.g., lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers, public relations specialists Automation will make your goons more effective, but the arms race against the other side's goons who also have automation will prevent the jobs from going away. > duct tapers, who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing shoddy code, airline desk staff who calm passengers whose bags do not arrive If they aren't going to pay the upfront cost to fix the problem, they aren't going to pay the upfront cost to automate it either.