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Lately, I've been thinking more and more that most modern jobs, including mine, are a bunch of crap. Developers, consultants, marketing/social media experts, life coaches, etc. All crap. Turn off the power, and it’s all gone.

I’m starting to long for a real job. Honestly, just flipping burgers. Digging in nature. Actually setting up and using real machines. Sweating it out in the kitchen (I did that a lot as a student), scrubbing and cleaning things. Sure, I do all this privately, but it would be nice to work in an honest, real job for a change.

A friend of mine works as a floor screed layer. Always working. Jacked as hell. Doesn’t train at all, just doesn’t have the time for fake shit like "gyms".

The fact that these types of jobs are poorly paid isn't the fault of the job itself. We just don't value honest work anymore.

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Ricemoon 8mo ago

David Graeber wrote in 2018 the book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. It's not only about the existence of meaningless jobs but also analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive over time.

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Rush 8mo ago

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