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		crdoconnor on Nov 6, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs You do realize that Erin Brockovich was based upon a true story right?

parasubvert on Nov 6, 2014 [–]

Of course. The point is that it's an absurd Hollywood-fed cliche to think that this represents all corporate lawyers and thus that they have no social value as a profession.

crdoconnor on Nov 7, 2014 | [–]

So now real life is a cliche?

Okay then.

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