Comment by platistocrates

The author makes the point that bullshit jobs shouldn't exist in capitalist systems, since they are inherently Darwinian.

There is a misconception that "Darwinian" is the same as "efficient."

Darwinian simply means "what can be sustained will be sustained until they can't be sustained anymore."

Which is exactly why layoffs happen in economic downturns -- those bullshit jobs just can't be sustained anymore.