Good article! I used to think when I was studying history and later museum studies, that people asked 'what is history for?' or 'what are museums for?' as a special case.
I'm afraid they don't though: People have often asked about the point of pretty much all my jobs & volunteer roles. Marketing, what's that good for? It's just conning people... The internet, what's that for? What's the point in running training courses? What's the point in rescuing an old dog when you could buy a puppy?
It's amazing how easy and pointless all sorts of things look to people who don't care and have never needed to think much about them. I think the only job I've ever had that someone has never asked what the point was, was my first job as a waitress. Apparently it is obvious to all that people can't possibly be expected to fetch their own coffee or clear their own plates!
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I used to think when I was studying history and later museum studies, that people asked 'what is history for?' or 'what are museums for?' as a special case.
I'm afraid they don't though: People have often asked about the point of pretty much all my jobs & volunteer roles. Marketing, what's that good for? It's just conning people... The internet, what's that for? What's the point in running training courses? What's the point in rescuing an old dog when you could buy a puppy?
It's amazing how easy and pointless all sorts of things look to people who don't care and have never needed to think much about them. I think the only job I've ever had that someone has never asked what the point was, was my first job as a waitress. Apparently it is obvious to all that people can't possibly be expected to fetch their own coffee or clear their own plates!