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David Graeber stated that sometimes states will hire people to do 'BS' jobs in order to prevent revolt. Can someone more educated tell me more about this phenomenon?
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I read Bullshit jobs months ago, and one part stuck to me (although he didn't talk much about it) is how some bullshit jobs exist because the state will hire otherwise loitering and potentially rebellious people in order to co-opt them into the system. One such example are Watchman jobs - where a man is hired to protect the property of the wealthy people he might otherwise try to rob or steal from. How does this phenomenon manifest today?
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