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Calling Bullshit on 'Bullshit Jobs'

New research suggests that David Graeber's arguments were deeply flawed.

Stowe Boyd
Jun 06, 2021
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A group of researchers decided to fact check the late David Graeber’s theory of bullshit jobs, jobs that even those who do them consider useless. It turns out that while he didn’t do such research himself — relying mostly on anecdotes and supposed trends — there is ample data to assess how well — or badl…

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