حمید پیام عباسی@crazypeople.online to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoThe problem with socialismlemmy.mlimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1755
arrow-up1755imageThe problem with socialismlemmy.mlحمید پیام عباسی@crazypeople.online to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squareObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day 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-up4·1 day 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.