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I agree with the sentiment, but respectfully propose that the office con is part of a larger and even more brazen : commodifying all of reality. Besides all of
by bshepard 9y ago
I agree with the sentiment, but respectfully propose that the office con is part of a larger and even more brazen : commodifying all of reality. Besides all of the relatively well-known ethical and psychological problems with selling and buying time and land, commodification also greatly diminishes the development of what Marxists like to call "the productive forces" -- if not for this artificial system of value created to mask European conquest, we could easily be in some an unimaginably technologically advanced post-scarcity heterotopia right now.
- jxub 9y agoI don't see how the capitalism was created to mask the European domination. I think it's just the result of going through the path of least resistance as the concepts of trade, money and globalization are all at play, and not of some intentional/evil cooperation. However, I imagine your point might be explained by some actions of East India Company or such, and I'm not well enough versed on that. Moreover, could you expand a bit on "ethical and psychological problems with selling and buying time and land"? This sounds like a novel idea to me.