Re:Bullshit Jobs
by roenxi on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @11:57AM
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Seconded. This "soldier" group is a little sensitive because they aren't primary producers in the sense of they redistribute or safeguard distribution of existing resources rather than create anything. That is a perfectly acceptable form of value add; clearly helping make and execute decisions around distribution is important.
The sensitivity is that if there are not enough resources then there is little to be gained by redistributing them (if there is not enough food, someone will starve even with the best executed and fairest system). That isn't an arguments against having the jobs, that is an argument that their ability to add value is context sensitive and they don't emerge until there is a bit of a surplus to play with.
The sensitivity is that if there are not enough resources then there is little to be gained by redistributing them (if there is not enough food, someone will starve even with the best executed and fairest system). That isn't an arguments against having the jobs, that is an argument that their ability to add value is context sensitive and they don't emerge until there is a bit of a surplus to play with.