The Value of Work

1. What percentage of the workforce feels they are not actually doing anything in their jobs?

• 10%-20%

• 20%-30%

• 30%-40%

• 40%-50%

2. In the context of the video, what ideology is suggested to be a real impediment to creating a sane society?

• Ideology of leisure

• Ideology of work

• Ideology of capitalism

• Ideology of automation

3. According to the speaker, what is the primary idea of work in the 19th century?

• Caring labor

• Factory-based labor

• Entrepreneurial labor

• Volunteer work

4. What does the speaker suggest has replaced the industrial-based labor theory of value in the 20th century?

• Agricultural labor

• Brain-based productivity

• Service-oriented work

• Manual labor

5. What virtue does the speaker mention has emerged from the uselessness of certain jobs?

• Efficiency

• Productivity

• Discipline

• Fulfillment

6. During the Occupy Wall Street movement, what percentage of participants were women?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

7. What type of labor does the speaker suggest should be the paradigm for a new labor theory of value?

• Industrial labor

• Administrative labor

• Women's work and caring labor

• Technological labor

8. What is the ultimate goal of production, according to the speaker?

• Creation of commodities

• Production of wealth

• Production of people

• Automation of tasks

9. What does the speaker imply about jobs in caring professions?

• They are highly lucrative.

• They do not require much skill.

• They often pay poorly.

• They are always fulfilling.

10. How does the speaker suggest we need to shift our understanding of work?

• Focus more on technology

• Emphasize corporate positions

• Value caring and fulfilling labor

• Prioritize traditional roles