Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by jdmichal on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:07PM
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> bullshit jobs provide negative value by using up natural resources and man hours that could be put to a better use.
Touché. See, this is why we should all unit test with a fuzzer...
I suppose I would need to amend it to zero-or-less-value-add. This thought intertwines with the other line of discussion, in that these proposed "negative" items would likely be seen as GDP-positive. After all, someone needs to print all those pamphlets, and that's a value-add over paper and ink.
Interesting aside: São Paulo, Brasil has a ban on all outdoor advertising. Of course, that's only a limited subset of possible advertising, but it seems to have gone over well with the general populous.
Touché. See, this is why we should all unit test with a fuzzer...
I suppose I would need to amend it to zero-or-less-value-add. This thought intertwines with the other line of discussion, in that these proposed "negative" items would likely be seen as GDP-positive. After all, someone needs to print all those pamphlets, and that's a value-add over paper and ink.
Interesting aside: São Paulo, Brasil has a ban on all outdoor advertising. Of course, that's only a limited subset of possible advertising, but it seems to have gone over well with the general populous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa