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Other than the personnel section in a business is "Human Resources", in the same light as "Material resources" or what have you? Capitalism views humans as a r
by kefka 10y ago
Other than the personnel section in a business is "Human Resources", in the same light as "Material resources" or what have you?
Capitalism views humans as a resource to be used and exploited. When that equation no longer makes sense for that person/group, they are gotten rid of. Look no further than factories that move elsewhere to lower their costs.
I'm from Indiana, and I'm sure you've heard of that Carrier factory debacle. They initially made the decision to move because it would make them $2 billion more per year. It was a purely numbers-driven solution. That's all that capitalism can "see".
And frankly, humans are "unquantifiable". No measurement, no data, and no decisions on that. It's the same with the environment as well - if there's no data that ties directly to me, who cares (even if we all take part). It's the tragedy of the commons. And we in the end, all suffer.
- harryh 10y agoYes, capitalism views humans (and horses) as resources. But capitalism does not control the creation of new humans which makes humans different from horses.
- projektir 10y agoIf that's all that's keeping us from being turned into glue (kefka used quite the stark example there...), that doesn't sound anywhere near sufficiently safe to me. There are a lot of people out there who want to limit reproduction. And these days, they have better arguments.