What if Jobs Are Not the Solution but the Problem? – James Livingston | Aeon Essays
hard work” is increasingly disconnected from economic outcomes
Paul Millerd • The Individualism Myth | #241
We have become a civilization based on work—not even “productive work” but work as an end and meaning in itself.
David Graeber • Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
How will people secure a living for themselves and their families? How do they find enthusiasm for the process of accumulation, even if they are not going to pocket the profits? And how can they justify the system and defend it against accusations of injustice?
Sarah Jaffe • Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
anti-human economies tend to make for bad living on the individual scale. The question is whether, if important causality occurs on the macro level, you have any capability or responsibility for dealing with it at the micro.