The article “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” by David Gaeber argues that although John Maynard Keynes predicted in 1930 that technological advances were going to make us work less hours, approximately 15 hours a week. Instead technology is making have to work even more hours. “It’s as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working” (Gaeber). Outrageously, pointless employment (bullshit jobs) are those in “professional, managerial, clerical, sales, and service workers.” These jobs are having people work an extensive number of hours making them spend less hours pursuing their own projects and spending time with their family.
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Although technology has made an extraordinary advance, the idea that