Just 3 Quotes: Work
06.28.2021
3 quotes from 3 books. Sent weekly.
Enjoy!
—Mark
“Whether you like to or not, acquire the habit of working hard, then you won't have to work hard. Idleness does not make work easy, it ensures that work will be hard.”
—The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian (2012)
“Automation did, in fact, lead to mass unemployment. We have simply stopped the gap by adding dummy jobs that are effectively made up.“
—Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, by David Graeber (2018)
“In a world where 4.5 billion people are now online, what is the role of one? How do these creators shape our tastes, and how do we protect, encourage, and reward that sort of work, long after the glow has faded? How do platforms help or hinder that work?”
—Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software, by Nadia Eghbal (2020)