The Work of Art

Mundane tasks may create real value. Outsourcing them could cost us.

Do mundane tasks have value? Michael Sacasas suggests they may be integral to art and creativity.

Sacasas argues that the desire to outsource mundane tasks stems from a flawed logic that has been perpetuated by the marketing of new technologies. The promise of outsourcing and automation traps us in a cycle of consumption and production rather than allowi…