9min chapter

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Why that book about Bullshit Jobs is not, in fact, bullshit.

On the reg

CHAPTER

Exploring Bullshit Jobs

This chapter examines David Graeber's concept of 'bullshit jobs,' analyzing their characteristics and the role of organizational silos in perpetuating them. The discussion critiques inefficiencies in the workforce, particularly in academia, while also offering a personal theory on how these jobs relate to large language models.

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