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>Do we really need all those people in offices? Probably not. In Bullshit Jobs, Graeber argued that we already didn't need most of those people in offices, pre
by a_bonobo 3y ago
>Do we really need all those people in offices? Probably not.
In Bullshit Jobs, Graeber argued that we already didn't need most of those people in offices, pre-AI. They're there as status and power symbols for the higher ups - 'look at the size of my team! i am important! pay me more!' - not to do any actual value-generating work. Modern fiefdoms.
- Animats 3y agoThe financial services sector has gone from 6% of the workforce to 12% over the past few decades. Despite automation of everything routine. There's a lot of fat to cut there.