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===The [[Graeber paradox]]=== | ===The [[Graeber paradox]]=== | ||
Therefore we present what we will call the [[Graeber paradox]], in honour of the late contrarian and anti-capitalist agitant, {{author|David Graeber}}, whose short book {{br|Bullshit Jobs: A Theory}}<ref>This book once almost got the JC fired. Long story.</ref> makes this case: | |||
{{quote|''If I fix broken processes, machines will do everything, and I will be out of a job. If I don’t, nothing will work properly, and I could be out of a job.''}} | {{quote|''If I fix broken processes, machines will do everything, and I will be out of a job. If I don’t, nothing will work properly, and I could be out of a job.''}} | ||
Behold, the dilemma of modern professional employment. Being but ants on the planet’s face we are all, at ''some'' stage, doomed. It is just a matter of when. Our mortal frailty, or a [[silver bullet]], will get us in the end. We are damned if we do, damned if we don’t, and since damnation lies at a point up the road, whichever path it takes, we choose not to move forward ''at all''. | |||
''Let damnation at least make the effort to come and find me, rather than seeking it out''. | ''Let damnation at least make the effort to come and find me, rather than seeking it out''. |