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David Graeber

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David Graeber Quotes

Total quotes: 2

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David Graeber

Birthname

Birthday: February 12, 1961

Educated At: State University Of New York At Purchase, University Of Chicago

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Trade Unionist, University Teacher, Anthropologist, Writer, University Of Chicago

Total quotes: 2

“If that job disappeared, the world might even be a slightly better place. But the worker can’t admit that. Hence the bullshit element. So it’s essentially pretending what you’re doing is worthwhile, but it’s not.”

— David Graeber, Your Job Doesn't Matter

Tagged: Jobs, Careers, Work, Bullshit Jobs, Pointless Jobs, Busy Work

“Student loans are destroying the imagination of youth. If there’s a way of a society committing mass suicide, what better way than to take all the youngest, most energetic, creative, joyous people in your society and saddle them with, like $50,000 of debt so they have to be slaves? There goes your music. There goes your culture. There goes everything new that would pop out. And in a way, this is what’s happened to our society. We’re a society that has lost any ability to incorporate the interesting, creative and eccentric people.”

— David Graeber, Baffler No. 22 Launch Party

Tagged: Mass Suicide, Killing Culture, Debt, Governing by Debt

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