106 Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber — Managerial Feudalism, Labor as Suffering, and Why Work Sucks

Julia and Victoria reflect on their winding work histories and the rise of pointless labor with the help of Bullshit Jobs by anthropologist David Graeber. They get very excited about it.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Hidden Brain podcast episode “How Meaningless Work Wears Us Down”

• “David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59” - The New York Times

• Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

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• Silver Spoon (Baepsae) by BTS lyrics (English translation)

• “After the pandemic we can’t go back to sleep” by David Graeber in Jacobin

• Laziness Does Not Exist by Dr Devon Price

• Unmasking Autism by Dr Devon Price

• “The Cult of Nonprofits” on Sounds Like a Cult podcast

• Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

• “Working From Home” episode of Oh I Like That podcast

• “Workplace Wellness” episode of Maintenance Phase podcast

• Hidden Brain podcast episode “How Meaningless Work Wears Us Down”

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