I saw this Youtube video about whether or not the title ‘McJob’ is ethical and should be ‘banned’ or deemed derogatory. Something I particularly dislike about the modernist agenda is that our culture is trying to ban hurtful aspects of our communication. Coupland coined the phrase ‘McJob’ in his 1991 debut novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. The idea wasn’t to attack people who work these minimum wage jobs, but to develop a common phrase for work without passion. Most of the workforce consists of this, and I would argue that it’s different for every individual. I work a McJob at the grocery store because it’s not a passion for me. I think what worries a lot of people is that they might become defined by the term, and the negative connotations it could have. I encourage everyone to come up with their own views on this subject. What this group wants to specifically do is to change the definition the dictionary provides. Here’s the debate video:
In other news… the ‘like’ feature that was birthed on Facebook has bled into other popular sites such as Youtube. It’s hurting the indexing algorithm of the internet.
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