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Young people in Europe and North America in particular, but increasingly throughout the world, are being psychologically prepared for useless jobs, trained in how to pretend to work, and then by various means shepherded into jobs that almost nobody really believes serve any meaningful purpose.
Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber
To have a child is to begin a relationship that you cannot sever. It is supposed to be unconditional, which is perhaps what most troubles us about __selective abortion—it’s an admission that the relationship can in fact be conditional.__
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
theatlantic.com
I feel a sense of urgency to redress these issues, especially because of the continuing lack of diversity at the senior level in business schools and the combined effect of stem and management degrees that appear largely bereft of feminist thought. This critical absence has significant knock-on effects in the practical world of business, where the diversity industry often floats free of post-structuralist theory or complex philosophies power.
Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy
Melissa Gregg
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