>they generally do significant good just as a sitting deterrent.
... to other soldiers. And the same logic dictates that everyone involved in the whole dismal advertising industry does significant necessary good works by offering their clients a means to neutralise the benefits that their rivals get from THEIR advertisers. I'd contend that bullshit jobs that are necessary to counteract the effects of other bullshit jobs are still bullshit!
How it's possible to make both sets of bullshit jobs obsolete is left as an exercise for the social engineer, of course...
... to other soldiers. And the same logic dictates that everyone involved in the whole dismal advertising industry does significant necessary good works by offering their clients a means to neutralise the benefits that their rivals get from THEIR advertisers. I'd contend that bullshit jobs that are necessary to counteract the effects of other bullshit jobs are still bullshit!
How it's possible to make both sets of bullshit jobs obsolete is left as an exercise for the social engineer, of course...