In the 2018 book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, anthropologist David Graeber addresses what he considers to be a fundamental issue with the way modern society operates and organizes: he believes that more than half the work modern humans do is pointless, and that engaging in such work—and treating it as if it's vital—is psychologically harmful for the humans being paid to engage in that sort unnecessary of labor.
Mere Ceremony
In the 2018 book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, anthropologist David Graeber addresses what he considers to be a fundamental issue with the way modern society operates and organizes: he believes that more than half the work modern humans do is pointless, and that engaging in such work—and treating it as if it's vital—is psychologically harmful for the humans being paid to engage in that sort unnecessary of labor.