Help us, Thomas Piketty: The 1%’s sick and twisted new scheme
David Graeber explains the long con the rich use to defeat labor, destroy the creative class, and demean your job
Hasnain says:
"Suddenly it became possible to see that if there’s a rule, it’s that the more obviously your work benefits others, the less you’re paid for it. CEOs and financial consultants that are actually making other people’s lives worse were paid millions, useless paper-pushers got handsomely compensated, people fulfilling obviously useful functions like taking care of the sick or teaching children or repairing broken heating systems or picking vegetables were the least rewarded."
Posted on 2014-06-04T01:21:05+0000