To offer a counter narrative to the all-too-commonly offered BS-Jobs-theory which almost always is used in discussions that shall end with „see, thats why we need UBI, eh?“ (as is the old automation-will-take-our-jobs chestnut):
Lots of the pointlessness stems from the many hours spent by white collar workers making up for other peoples laziness/uninformedness/stressedness, basically bridging the knowledge gap.
So instead of feasting in the idea that whole segments of society should succumb to government allowances (effectively ending social mobility) we might show more virtousness toward human progress by focusing on not wasting other peoples time.
Lots of the pointlessness stems from the many hours spent by white collar workers making up for other peoples laziness/uninformedness/stressedness, basically bridging the knowledge gap.
So instead of feasting in the idea that whole segments of society should succumb to government allowances (effectively ending social mobility) we might show more virtousness toward human progress by focusing on not wasting other peoples time.