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

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Jun 24, 2024
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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…

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