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Bullshit Jobs

A Theory
Pages
368
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

Anthropologist David Graeber explores the phenomenon of 'bullshit jobs,' arguing that a significant portion of modern work is meaningless and psychologically damaging. He categorizes these roles into five types, where individuals often pretend their work holds more value than it does. Graeber traces the historical roots of associating labor with self-worth and proposes universal basic income as a potential remedy for this societal issue.

About the author

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David Graeber

David Rolfe Graeber (/ˈɡreɪbər/; February 12, 1961 – September 2, 2020) was an American anthropologist, anarchist activist and author known for his books Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011), The Utopia of Rules (2015) and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018). He was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. As an assistant professor and associate professor of anthropology at Yale from 1998–2007 he specialised in theories of value and social theory. The university's deci...

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