Bullshit jobs are as old as humanity[1]. The obsession with "purpose" is an enlightenment thingy, while the obsession with "efficiency" and cogs-in-the-machine

Bullshit jobs are as old as humanity[1]. The obsession with "purpose" is an enlightenment thingy, while the obsession with "efficiency" and cogs-in-the-machine capitalism also a newbie pursuit. While Graeber much resended it and argued its not inevitable, humanity tends to get organized in hiearchical power pyramids. Now guess what: Being part of the pyramid gives you identity, maybe even gives you some purpose. But you can't always fill the pyramid with "proper jobs". And it is not needed either. Bullshit jobs are the fillers needed to create the intended structure. (1) Which one was the very first bullshit job? Probably some acolyte of a Babylonian priest moving around made-up religious symbols sixty times per day to keep the Sun moving.