There is a very good book about this: Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber. It started as an essay but the book is even better

I highly recommend reading the book “Sapiens” by Harari. The premise is that society is essentially collective psychosis. To me it’s on upper management to plan accordingly. If we are able ship products in the time allotted, the number of hours per day shouldn’t really matter right? Provided that it’s not burning people out.

Some concrete examples may be warranted.

90% of jobs in the high density business district in the city nearest you.

Unless you count browsing the internet, gossiping about karen in marketting, sitting in meetings that have no relevence to you and checking email as a daily task that requires 6 hours of work; at most there is a half days work done each day.

> 90% of jobs in the high density business district in the city nearest you.

Have you examined the possibility you may be ignorant to what 90% of those jobs entail? Not being able to understand their output and complexity doesn't make them performative.

> Have you examined the possibility you may be ignorant

I have examined this, and many other subjects, in great detail; it is true.

Oh, ok.

Thanks, I'm cured!

Have you considered the possibility that you are ignorant of just how stupid and parasitic this entire system is?

Still waiting on those concrete examples.

The impending global melt down of climate change and bitcoin isn't enough? The fact that our entire government handles a pandemic worse than some 3rd world countries? The fact that our country just let more people die than all of our previous wars combined to support capitalism?

The fact that polluters have been allowed to leave ticking time bombs all around our country without having to pay for the clean up, that we are still mining coal, that our obesity crisis could be solved by walking and taking the bus, but politicians are terrified of letting gasoline rise to its actual price?

I dunno man, you want more?

Actually producing output is not the only way employees add value, though. The much-derided “water cooler” talk for example can be a way for cross-team pollination and build cohesion across thehahhahaha just kidding!

I have witnessed quite a bit of cross team pollination in my time.

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Yet you fail to provide one concrete example, I also sometimes attend meetings, browse the internet and talk to colleauges, but this in no way makes my job performative.

If you can't provide an example it is fine, I understand, I already think you are wrong about it, and this just confirms it.