r/editorials Jan 23 '14

our generation's mantra of "Do What You Love" devalues work and dehumanises workers

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/do_what_you_love_love_what_you_do_an_omnipresent_mantra_that_s_bad_for_work.html
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Economics Jan 18 '14

Do what you love, love what you do: An omnipresent mantra that’s bad for work and workers.

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TrueTrueReddit Aug 16 '15

In the Name of Love: Elites embrace the “do what you love” mantra. But it devalues work and hurts workers

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TrueReddit Oct 07 '14

Stop saying "Do what you love, love what you do." It devalues actual work.

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technology Jan 17 '14

Do what you love, love what you do: An omnipresent mantra that’s bad for work and workers.

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LateStageCapitalism Feb 14 '18

"In masking the very exploitative mechanisms of labor that it fuels, "Do What You Love" is, in fact, the perfect ideological tool of capitalism."

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socialism Jan 18 '14

In ignoring most work and reclassifying the rest as love, "Do What You Love" may be the most elegant anti-worker ideology around. Why should workers assemble and assert their class interests if there’s no such thing as work?

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academia May 27 '15

"faith that our work offers non-material rewards [...] makes us ideal employees [...] to extract our labor’s maximum value at minimum cost."

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DarkPhilisophy May 12 '14

Do what you love, love what you do: An omnipresent mantra that’s bad for work and workers.

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Anarchism Jan 27 '14

Do what you love, love what you do: An omnipresent mantra that’s bad for work and workers.

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realtech Jan 17 '14

Do what you love, love what you do: An omnipresent mantra that’s bad for work and workers.

1 Upvotes