حمید پیام عباسی@crazypeople.online to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoThe problem with socialismlemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1740arrow-down119
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minus-squareObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 months agoThe OP says “doesn’t work”, not ‘does work but not enough to satisfy an arbitrary threshold of “working for a living” so it doesn’t count’.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoWorkers sell their labor-power for wages. Owners buy labor-power and raw materials, and sell the commodities created by them for a massive amount of profits. Both “do things,” but workers live by selling their labor-power, not owners.
The OP says “doesn’t work”, not ‘does work but not enough to satisfy an arbitrary threshold of “working for a living” so it doesn’t count’.
Workers sell their labor-power for wages. Owners buy labor-power and raw materials, and sell the commodities created by them for a massive amount of profits. Both “do things,” but workers live by selling their labor-power, not owners.