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> This project is nearly complete. wrong, it is already complete. But it's a sort of softer (or blurrier) slavery. one difference between old classic slavery
by naringas 7y ago
> This project is nearly complete.
wrong, it is already complete.
But it's a sort of softer (or blurrier) slavery.
one difference between old classic slavery and modern employment slavery is that the slave-employees are not bound to a single master. They are "free" to change employers. But they aren't really free to quit working altogether. Only people who own enough assets are free.
And surely it could be argue that I exaggerate, that people are indeed free to enterprise and try to make it on their own, as business owners (only really possible if you have enough assets to begin with). But then "the market economy" will subtly force them into hiring employees.
If the only way to be "free" is through the enslavement of others, is that true liberty?
- tasuki 7y ago> They are "free" to change employers. But they aren't really free to quit working altogether. Oh yes they are free to quit working altogether. One can choose to become homeless. The more fortunate ones wouldn't even become homeless and would just have to reduce their consumption. But we love consuming a whole lot. > Only people who own enough assets are free. In some way they're slaves to their assets. Karl Marx wrote about this in Kapital. > But then "the market economy" will subtly force them into hiring employees. They could easily forgo that. Few will though. Reminds me of the "the fisherman and the businessman" story. Perhaps this is all because humans are human?
- naringas 7y ago> Perhaps this is all because humans are human? going even further because the sun shines, and further still all this because time goes on...