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   Matt Tutt (matttutt@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Aug-2026 20:00:05 JST Matt Tutt

   Spanish friends - can anyone help me with something that has been bugging me for too long.

   David Graeber's brilliant "Bullshit Jobs", in Spanish, is titled "Trabajos de mierda" which (I think) literally translates as "shit jobs".

   BUT - for me this isn't the same thing! A shit job is one that a person hates. A bullshit job is a meaningless, pointless position that may have been created for bureaucratical reasons.

   Am I wrong?? Or taking this too literally? 🤔🤔 🤔

   #bullshitjobs

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     Aurora 🐌 (coriopsicologia@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Aug-2026 20:00:04 JST Aurora 🐌

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     @matttutt Siempre pensé que la traducción era rarísima.

     Tampoco se me ocurre una mejor.

     Porque inicialmente "trabajos de mierda" serían con malas condiciones laborales.

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     Matt Tutt (matttutt@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Aug-2026 22:38:00 JST Matt Tutt

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     • Aurora 🐌

     @CorioPsicologia Gracias, me alegra saber que tú también tenías pensamientos similares!