Marxists make a distinction between "value" and "worth." The words are synonymous in English but etymologically different. Value is of French (or Latin) origin

Marxists make a distinction between "value" and "worth." The words are synonymous in English but etymologically different. Value is of French (or Latin) origin and is related to valew and valour. Worth comes from the Germanic words wert and werd. You can hear when you pronounce "value" and "worth" how different they sound. To Marxists, "value" is extrinsic and subjective. "Worth" is intrinsic and objective. Did Orion's worth increase by the threat of quitting? Clearly not. He or she didn't suddenly become a better developer, thus his or her work output didn't suddenly become worth much more. Did Orion's value increase by the threat of quitting? Clearly so. The valuation of his or her work output suddenly increased by 80%! Marxists then make the point that our society focus way to much on the "value" of things, which often is nonsensical, when we instead should focus on what things are "worth."