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A recent study, 'An Empirical Critique of Graeber’s Theory of BS Jobs' concludes: "the empirical data do not support any of Graeber’s hypotheses. Therefore, the BS jobs theory must be rejected. Not only do our findings offer no support to this theory, they are often the exact opposite of what Graeber predicts. In particular, the proportion of workers who believe their paid work is not useful is declining rather than growing rapidly, and workers in professions connected to finance and with university degrees are less likely to feel their work is useless than many manual workers." Full article (no paywall) available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Check out 'The Left Needs Bureaucrats' by Ned Resnikoff ▪ Winter 2026 edition of =Dissent=. It exposes Graeber's affinities with the reactionary ideas of Peter Thiel " one of the most tireless popularizers of Silicon Valley fascism"
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A recent study, 'An Empirical Critique of Graeber’s Theory of BS Jobs' concludes: "the empirical data do not support any of Graeber’s hypotheses. Therefore, the BS jobs theory must be rejected. Not only do our findings offer no support to this theory, they are often the exact opposite of what Graeber predicts. In particular, the proportion of workers who believe their paid work is not useful is declining rather than growing rapidly, and workers in professions connected to finance and with university degrees are less likely to feel their work is useless than many manual workers." Full article (no paywall) available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
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Check out 'The Left Needs Bureaucrats' by Ned Resnikoff ▪ Winter 2026 edition of =Dissent=. It exposes Graeber's affinities with the reactionary ideas of Peter Thiel " one of the most tireless popularizers of Silicon Valley fascism"
