> The next step is realizing that the “theory of bullshit jobs” is at least partly true, and that modernization has removed the need for as many people to be wo

> The next step is realizing that the “theory of bullshit jobs” is at least partly true, and that modernization has removed the need for as many people to be working as there are. The problem is that this cuts both ways. Is society ready for 15% more people being unemployable? It's been many decades, and we never really "solved" the issues caused by the mills/mines/factories all going under. We simply ignored the people hurt. I still see no one proposing a solution, 40 years later.