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Most people want to do things that they believe are worth doing for their own sake. Only those who gain property for the sake of gaining more property benefit f
by danharaj 11y ago
Most people want to do things that they believe are worth doing for their own sake. Only those who gain property for the sake of gaining more property benefit from the current system, and they are given all the power because relations of ownership take precedence over all other concerns in the ideal conception of this system. So the ideology must claim that the system is for the benefit of all because the accumulation of profit/property is the motive of all, and that no one does anything useful for its own sake. To fail to do so invites questioning the primacy of property in determining the organization of society.
- jib 11y agoIt isn't about individuals though. It is about having a sructure that makes large scale, cooperative projects possible. If you are going to have ventures where large groups of people work a significant amount of time together to create something new you need either state funding, state protection of end result or to rely on some sponsorship program. For instance - medical research into new drugs isn't something that you sit down and think "I guess I'll do a few hours on the side" right? It is a multi year, multi people job. Either that is state funded, sponsor funded, or you can make money on the end product to pay for costs.
- danharaj 11y agoI think your reasoning takes property as a given. Discard property, and it becomes much more of an open question how to organize large cooperative projects.