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On Meaningless Careers
That so much white-collar work is superfluous-verging-on-soul-killing has been an object of cultural interest for decades. In 1999, the movie Office Space depicted a group of disgruntled employees dragging their office printer into an open field and beating it to pieces with a baseball bat. In 2018, David Graeber’s book Bullshit Jobs finally put a
... See moreExperiencing this sudden ability to code has been jarring.
It has made me realize how much our perception of work is shaped by completing tasks. Many people derive satisfaction from finishing a to-do list, no matter what kind of work they are doing. People talk about having “productive weekends” like it is their whole purpose in the world.
It has made me realize how much our perception of work is shaped by completing tasks. Many people derive satisfaction from finishing a to-do list, no matter what kind of work they are doing. People talk about having “productive weekends” like it is their whole purpose in the world.
LLMs are Dissolving & Creating Work | #288
When I tried to talk about the incredible amount of time I was wasting on this project, people quickly redirected my inquiry, saying, “It may suck, but you’re getting something to put on your resume!” or “Everyone has to work, what are you supposed to do?” or “You should be grateful for being paid.” No one wanted to grapple with this fundamental qu
... See morePaul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
To some extent you have to put up with the bullshit forced on you by circumstances. You need to make money, and making money consists mostly of errands. Indeed, the law of supply and demand insures that: the more rewarding some kind of work is, the cheaper people will do it. It may be that less bullshit is forced on you than you think, though. Ther... See more