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I agree with you, partly. I consider myself pretty far left politically, but I recognize the disparity of mental capacity among workers and the relative societa
by defterGoose 7y ago
I agree with you, partly. I consider myself pretty far left politically, but I recognize the disparity of mental capacity among workers and the relative societal value of different types of work. However, I think what OP is getting at is more the value of having a decent standard of living for everyone in the pursuit of even higher levels of general prosperity. The setting of an office park puts a deficit of such in stark relief. Perhaps, in this area specifically, we can see the value of a system like that which Europe has, where public mobility and urban renewal are top priorities. I, for one, think that it may be beneficial to our society in the long run to value labor over capital.
- malandrew 7y agoWe both value labor over capital and capital over labor depending on the market. The market is not either/or across the board. Not all labor is equal. As a somewhat specialized software engineer, my labor is generally valued over capital. What makes no sense is to expect all labor to be valued over capital since much of the labor is not the labor you need and you need to apply your capital to get the labor you do need.
- defterGoose 7y agoI think in this thought experiment we are doing, it is reasonable to assume that all labor is labor you need, since someone has agreed to do that labor for economic gain. We're not talking about abstract labor, like someone spending time doing shitty art that no one wants to look at.