On: The rise of the pointless job

[0xbadcafebee]

Those aren't bullshit either... Who else is going to animate the hair? If there's a robot that can do the job, great, but it has to get done somehow.

[chongli → 0xbadcafebee]

No it doesn't. Marvel movies could stop existing tomorrow and it wouldn't matter at all. Life goes on.

[balfirevic → chongli]

If you are going by that definition of "wouldn't matter" then it probably holds for all movies. And lots of other enjoyable stuff. Not a very useful definition.

[lawn → chongli]

It matters to me and many many others who enjoy the marvel movies.

You're essentially saying entertainment is meaningless. Which isn't right at all.

[chongli → lawn]

I'm not saying entertainment is meaningless, I'm merely objecting to the claim that "it has to get done." No, it doesn't. It's not mandatory, it's a luxury.

[inerte → chongli]

That's far more agreeable than saying it doesn't matter at all. Also very different.

[nwatson → chongli]

Getting paid to satisfy others' frivolous pursuits is the future of work. With more real-world work being automated away, we'd better hope there are jobs like "World of Warcraft Concierge" and "Sim City Colorist." All the "honest day's labor" jobs are evaporating.