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What are some modern bullshit jobs? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by tjarod11 to c/asklemmy

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Jobs that either don't contribute in any meaningful way or jobs where one would be better off if they were paid to be on call.

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[–] Pogbom -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hmm... I'm not sure I agree with this completely despite politicians obviously being problematic. At least at its core, the rationale is that the significant majority of people aren't aware enough of all the contentious (or even mundane) issues in society, so we elect people we trust to make our decisions for us. I just checked Canada's recent bills in Parliament, and the voter turnout for something like this would be almost nothing:

Bill C-16 - An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023

Obviously our current system is very easily corruptible and that needs to be addressed, but getting rid of politicians altogether wouldn't necessarily fix our society, despite how terrible they're making it right now.