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> The workers owning the means of production This has lost a lot of its relevance since when it was originally coined in XIX century. I mean, what are the mean
by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> The workers owning the means of production
This has lost a lot of its relevance since when it was originally coined in XIX century. I mean, what are the means of production in companies like CD Project Red? The laptops and workstations? Employees can easily afford them. Since we've moved beyond the factory-based model of capitalism, it's become clear that it's not the control of means of production that is the central issue.
- Miner49er 6y agoI think it's still a useful term. To make a company socialist, all you have to do is distribute the companies shares to the workers, rather than shareholders. Now you have a co-op and the workers own the means of production, and can vote on the board of directors or set it up however, since they own it.
- toti 6y ago> I mean, what are the means of production in companies like CD Project Red? The means to deploy knowledge. This ranges from a robust social safety net (healthcare, childcare, housing, food, etc) to as you say laptops and workstations. > Employees can easily afford them. For a very specific set of Employees, this is true. For others the outlay for even a derelict hand-me-down laptop is the difference between making this months rent and not. > Since we've moved beyond the factory-based model of capitalism The factory isn't making "widgets" anymore, but it's still there and it's making /something/. > it's become clear that it's not the control of means of production that is the central issue Owning the means has, is, and will be the central issue until we are post scarcity.