One of the most common introductory questions in the world. What do you do for a living?

When asked this question many people are quick to respond with their job titles, but if you think deeper that is the wrong kind of answer, the basis of this question is more complex than it seems. What do you do for a living is more like how do you help contribute to society. In what ways do you help improve, regulate, and create. If you are a builder well then the answer to such a question is relatively simple. You can see the outcome of your efforts daily.

To understand we first need to get a bit of a history lesson. This conversation was originally brought to the mainstream when David Graeber wrote his infamous book called “Bullshit Jobs – A Theory” back in 2013. It was a book that should technically have no place in a capitalistic society. A book that discussed the rising phenomenon of unless jobs. In his writings, Graeber defines a BS job as paid work that meets two conditions.

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Link to Bald and Bankrupt Channel
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Link to David’s Speech

Link to Book (NOT A AFFILIATE LINK)
https://www.audible.com/pd/Bullshit-Jobs-Audiobook/B07CTVRS27