David Graeber: We Need a Revolution in the Way We Think about "Work"

Does the world really need neuroadvertisers, PR researchers and branding consultants? Renowned academic and coiner of the ‘we are the 99%’ slogan, David Graeber is a passionate advocate for meaningful work. After famously condemning the 21st-century phenomenon of ‘bullsh*t jobs’, in this short animation he investigates the philosophical underpinnings of employment and calls for a reformulation of what work should be.

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