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Not a phase, I’d argue that 90% of modern jobs are bullshit to keep cattle occupied and economy rolling.
by wiseowise 9mo ago
Not a phase, I’d argue that 90% of modern jobs are bullshit to keep cattle occupied and economy rolling.
- yoyohello13 9mo agoYour claim and the claims that all white collar jobs are going to disappear in 12-18 months cannot both be true. I guess we will see.
- beeflet 9mo agoI think they can both be true. Perhaps the innovation of AI is not that it automates important work, but because it forces people to question if the work has already been automated or is even necessary.
- onion2k 9mo agoIt's possible to automate the pointless stuff without realising it's pointless.
- therein 9mo agoMade me think of this. https://imgur.com/T4DAGG8 https://imgur.com/T4DAGG8
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- ndsipa_pomu 9mo ago> Imgur is banned on UK. It's the other way round, Imgur banned UK access so that they wouldn't have to worry about the UK's stupid, authoritarian Online "Safety" Act.
- snickerer 9mo agoThe question is: did the fake numbers make any difference? Were the management decisions based on them better or worse?
- zzrrt 9mo agoWell, if a lot of it is bullshit that can also be done more efficiently with AI, then 99% of white collar roles could be eliminated by the 1% using AI, and essentially both were very close to true.
- Retric 9mo agoJobs you don’t notice or understand often look pointless. HR on the surface seems unimportant, but you’d notice if the company stopped having health insurance or sending your taxes to the IRS etc etc. In the end when jobs are done right they seem to disappear. We notice crappy software or a poorly done HVAC system not clean carpets.
- jdasdf 9mo ago> HR on the surface seems unimportant, but you’d notice if the company stopped having health insurance or sending your taxes to the IRS etc etc. Interesting on how the very example you give for "oh this job isn't really bullshit" ultimately ends up being useless for the business itself, and exists only as a result of regulation. No, health insurance being provided by employers, or tax withholding aren't useful things for anyone, except for the state who now offloads its costs onto private businesses.
- nkrisc 9mo agoThis just highlights the absurdity of having your employer responsible for your health insurance and managing your taxes for you. These should be handled by the government, equally for all.
- drnick1 9mo ago> These should be handled by the government, equally for all. This is certainly possible, but it's called communism.
- palmotea 9mo ago> Not a phase, I’d argue that 90% of modern jobs are bullshit to keep cattle occupied and economy rolling. Cattle? You actually think that about other people?
- wao0uuno 9mo agoI think what he meant was that the top 1% ruling class is keeping those bullshit jobs around to keep the poor people (their cattle) occupied so they won't have time and energy to think and revolt.
- Ekaros 9mo agoOr for everyone in chain of command to have people to rule over. A common want for many in leadership positions. At least two ways, you want to control people. And your value to your peers is the amount of people or resources you control.
- watwut 9mo agoIt is bullshit argunent. The 1% is seeking to fire as many people as possible and with pleasure. We dont matter to them, one was or the other. They dont see us as a threat, just as bugs.
- wao0uuno 9mo agoIf push comes to shove hopefully those bugs will remember how to bite.
- KoftaBob 9mo agoIt seems more like they're implying it's those at the top think that about other people.
- brazzy 9mo agoNope, the entire statement betrays a combination of ignorance and arrogance that is best explained by them seeing most everyone else as beneath them.
- nkrisc 9mo agoYou know, that would almost be fine if everyone could afford a home and food and some pleasures.