Secondly, many jobs are relatively meaningless because it's very possible, in the current economy, to generate profits from selling people things that aren't really helping them in any way, but are more hoodwinking them, or preying on their lack of self-command.

第二，許多工作相對地缺乏意義，因為很有可能的是，在現有的經濟狀況下，這些工作為了賺取利益，賣給人們一些根本幫不上忙的東西。反而比較像是欺騙消費者，瞄準人們缺乏自制力的這項弱點。