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minus-squarewiLD0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWhen you commodify all the people’s wants and needs, you commodify the people.
minus-squareBloomcole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWhat are we to them capitalists but (wage) slaves?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoIf we are being technical, people were already commodified with the origin of Capitalism. Capitalism requires Labor-Power to be bought and sold as a commodity on the open market, that’s where surplus value extraction comes from.
When you commodify all the people’s wants and needs, you commodify the people.
What are we to them capitalists but (wage) slaves?
If we are being technical, people were already commodified with the origin of Capitalism. Capitalism requires Labor-Power to be bought and sold as a commodity on the open market, that’s where surplus value extraction comes from.