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.
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.
Money managers, financial management. Yeah, they make sense in capitalism but they really don’t produce anything tangible.
I think ‘producing something tangible’ is hardly a fair metric.
A therapist doesn’t produce something tangible, but many of them provide value to their clients.
A guitar teacher (or any teacher for that matter) doesn’t produce something tangible either, but they again provide value.
I’ll agree to that but still wish we didn’t have a “need” for finance people.
The financial industry is, ostensibly, about connecting people that need money to people that have more than they need. In practice it’s about skimming from the top of EVERYTHING in society.
What does Atwater make?
What do you mean, like, how much money does the company make?
Oh, no, I mean what do we make?
I don’t follow. We make money.
No, I know we make money. I mean, what do we create?
We create wealth.
No, no, I mean, what do we build, what do we design, you know? Because I have some ideas that could really help the company.
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, we don’t build anything.