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minus-squarewiLD0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6か月前When you commodify all the people’s wants and needs, you commodify the people.
minus-squareBloomcole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6か月前What are we to them capitalists but (wage) slaves?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6か月前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.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6か月前Or, to look at it the other way round: When you commodify people, you will commodify all their wants and needs.
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.
Or, to look at it the other way round:
When you commodify people, you will commodify all their wants and needs.