Interesting to speculate how many of these are “Bullshit Jobs”, which arguably are the only ones AI is capable of replacing. While this may suck in the short term (especially for USians and others without a decent social security net), in the long run it may lead to more fulfilling work.
Two studies found that while Graeber claimed that an increasing number (from 20-60%) of all jobs are useless, less than 8% of European workers reported feeling that their job is useless, and those numbers are declining rather than growing. Additionally, European essential workers like garbage collectors or janitors more often felt like their jobs were useless than people in jobs classified by Graeber as useless. The studies concluded that Graeber’s theories are insufficient to explain why workers feel their jobs are not socially useful and that toxic work culture and bad management were better explanations for those feelings.
Interesting to speculate how many of these are “Bullshit Jobs”, which arguably are the only ones AI is capable of replacing. While this may suck in the short term (especially for USians and others without a decent social security net), in the long run it may lead to more fulfilling work.