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[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

A question for experts on Marxist theory.:

If work wasn't alienated, would people want to work more than 40 hours or be happy when working 40 hours?

Dimensions of alienated labor

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation

[-] MelodiousFunk@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

I'm not an expert, but it seems to me that if the labor isn't alienated, then it becomes less about the hours and more about what's accomplished.

[-] iByteABit@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

No need to be an expert.

When I'm working on a project that is mine and has my name on it, and I think that it'll help me or someone else in a meaningful way, I'll happily lose sleep over perfecting it.

When I'm just a cog in a giant faceless machine that wants only to maximize profits, I don't really care what the hell happens with the product as long as I get paid.

this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2023
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