Follow-ups to my tweetstorm yesterday about unacknowledged costs of dysfunctional systems, the possibility of systemic collapse, and how we can do better:https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/981947735371743233.html …
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Today’s expanded essay version of
@vgr’s thread that I quoted (quoting me back—thanks Venkat!)https://mailchi.mp/ribbonfarm/when-business-as-usual-ends?e=6bc208bc1b …1 reply 1 retweet 6 likesShow this thread -
Ivan Illich coined the term “shadow work” to refer to mandatory drudgery that is unpaid, not counted in GDP, and seems to have expanded dramatically in past ~20 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_work …

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“Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day” is a 2015 book about this. I haven’t read it. http://amzn.to/2uRKgYA
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“Bullshit jobs” is the technical term, coined by
@davidgraeber, for the paid aspect. I don’t find his explanation for them convincing, and he didn’t propose a solution in his original viral article, but it’s a good description of the problem. http://evonomics.com/why-capitalism-creates-pointless-jobs-david-graeber/ …4 replies 1 retweet 8 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @Meaningness
on the one hand, i appreciate the term. on the other hand, i have difficulty taking someone seriously who thinks the only reason you would order late-night pizza is "capitalism"
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