> His philosophy flatters certain people, especially intellectuals, and tells them what they want to hear. How do his philosophies flatter? And why specificall

> His philosophy flatters certain people, especially intellectuals, and tells them what they want to hear. How do his philosophies flatter? And why specifically intellectuals? > total nonfuctionality of the rest of his theories Really? As in, all of his observations about socioeconomic dynamics were wrong? In a competitive market economy prices fall to the cost required to produce something, right? What if this applies to labor too? Heck, what if there's a way to substituted for labor? Have you ever felt like what you do doesn't matter? Like you're a cog in a larger machine where you're frustrated that you don't get to make decisions about the craftsmanship of whatever you're working on? Like some kind of ... I don't know... alienation from life?