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I think part of the point

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:24:03 +0000

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I think part of the point here is that the work is underpaid, which is why people have to put in pointless hours. Most salaried jobs could just stay at their present levels and be done in 20 hours rather than 40. It's a convention, after all.

Any ideas on how you would

EmmaZahn — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:51:26 +0000

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Any ideas on how you would divvy up the remaining half of work to assure an adequate income for all to maintain their present standards of living?

Great song --- even if it was

EmmaZahn — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:27:40 +0000

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Great song --- even if it was written by someone who never worked a 9-5 job in her life.

I'm convinced. I'm also

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:20:57 +0000

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I'm convinced. I'm also convinced that employment is more a means of social control than it is a means to meet productive ends. The fact is, people could live as well as they do now on half the work, but the powers that be like to keep most people occupied.

I'm waiting on Dan Kervick to

artappraiser — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:51:04 +0000

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I'm waiting on Dan Kervick to add his socialist Puritan work ethic spiel on topic. From each according to his ability, to each according to his need! We don't have a ~~pair of hands~~ bureaucratic head to waste! A job, any job = human dignity! Etc....

To which I might counter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRXWaXkMSI

Some push back on the

EmmaZahn — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:54:37 +0000

In reply to On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs

Some push back on the article:

Labour markets: On "bullshit jobs" | The Economist

The Rise of Bullshit Jobs « naked capitalism