>> Guard labor is wage labor and other activities that are said to maintain (hence "guard") a capitalist system. > Isn't it kind of a waste of time for scholar

>> Guard labor is wage labor and other activities that are said to maintain (hence "guard") a capitalist system. > Isn't it kind of a waste of time for scholars who want to study guard labor to focus on capitalism? No, it isn't. That's a lot like saying it's a waste of time for political scientists to study democratic governments, when they should be focusing on (mostly defunct) Soviet-style ones, which is nonsense. I've never heard of this "guard labor" concept before, but it seems to actually lend some insight into the still-existing system that we actually live in. Honestly, your comment kind of reads as an attempt (maybe even subconscious) to distract attention away from contemplating and critiquing the capitalist system.