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The Tyranny of the Task | Josh Gabert-Doyon
But Graeber loses traction when he tries to explain why “it’s as if someone out there made up pointless jobs for the sake of making us all work,” or when he attempts to get a handle on how automation and technology have done the opposite of creating a lovely four-hour workday. His explanation hews to an argument that fits his politics: “Corporation... See more
Miranda Purves • You’re Not Just Imagining It. Your Job Is Absolute BS
In this way, Taylorism rendered labor more abstract and fungible, hastening a process that has often been referred to as “de-skilling.”