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,! ABOVE LEADS US N[ /RAI<T 9TO ! CORE ( ,=TUNATI'S WORK3 H] ORIG9AL 'DEMON/RATION' ?AT H\SEWORK PRODUCES VALUE4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS NOT A DEMON/RATION1 BUT SIMPLY1 ! DECLAMATION ( A 'TRU?' BAS$ ON AN 9ITIAL ASSUMPTION ?AT LABOR P[] IS 'A COMMODITY LIKE ANY O!R' 7P4 #a#i74 ,IF ?IS IS ! CASE1 LABOR P[] MU/ CONTA9 VALUE1 AS ! CRY/ALLIZATION ( ! AB/RACT LABOR EXP5D$ BY ITS PRODUC]4 ,?US ! LABOR ( ! H\SEWIFE1 ! PRODUC] ( ! LABOR P[] ( ! *IEF WAGE-E>N] ( ! FAMILY1 MU/ BE AB/RACT VALUE & MU/ CREATE VALUE4 

,!RE IS A G5]AL T5D5CY 9 ,AUTONOMI/ !ORY TO GLOSS OV] ! NATURE ( LABOR P[] AS A SPECIAL COMMODITY DIFF]5T FROM O!RS4 ,= EXAMPLE 9 ,READ+ ,CAPITAL ,POLITICALLY ,CLEAV] TREATS LABOR P[] 9 ! SAME WAY AS O!R COMMODITIES1 7FOOD & 5]GY7 )\T ANY SPECIFICATION4 ,9 FACT1 AFT] HAV+ DISCUSS$ LABOR P[]1 HE SAYS3 'LET US N[ TURN TO FOOD AS A COMMODITY & APPLY ! SAME APPROA*' 7P4 #a#a74 ,SURELY1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ,CLEAV] DOES NOT KN[ ?AT !RE >E IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES BETWE5 FOOD & LABOR P[] AS COMMODITIES -- IT MEANS ONLY ?AT HE NEGLECTS ! RELEVANCE ( !SE DIFF]5CES = A 'POLITICAL READ+' ( ,CAPITAL4 

,=TUNATI IS SURELY MORE 'COMPLEX' ?AN ,CLEAV]4 ,BY MA9TA9+ ?AT1 AS F> AS ITS CONT5T 9 VALUE IS CONC]N$1 LABOR P[] IS LIKE ALL O!R COMMODITIES1 %E ADMITS ?AT IT IS NEV]!LESS A SPECIAL COMMODITY1 BUT ONLY BECAUSE3 

,ITS USE VALUE IS PRODUC$ & CONSUM$ SEP>ATELY FROM ITS EX*ANGE VALUE2 ITS USE VALUE IS PRODUC$ )9 ! PROCESS ( REPRODUCTION & CONSUM$ )9 ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION2 ITS EX*ANGE VALUE IS PRODUC$ )9 ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION & CONSUM$ )9 ?AT ( REPRODUCTION 7PP4 #g#h-#g#i74 

,BUT ?IS 'COMPLEXITY' DOES NOT T\* UPON ! REAL REASON :Y LABOR P[] IS A SPECIAL COMMODITY1 & IT IS PRECISELY 9 ! FACT ?AT IT CANNOT CONTA9 VALUE AS ! CRY/ALLIZATION ( AB/RACT LABOR6 ,LET US SEE :Y4 

,9 ORD] TO EXI/1 CAPITAL NE$S A PRECONDITION3 ! MAT]IAL DISPOSSESSION ( ! PRODUC]S FROM ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,:AT DOES ?IS DISPOSSESSION MEAN8 ,?AT ,I DO NOT HAVE ! MEANS TO PRODUCE :AT ,I NE$4 ,BECAUSE \R RELATIONS >E M$IAT$ BY ! M>KET1 ! WAY 9 :I* \R DISPOSSESSION MANIFE/S 9 \R SOCIETY IS PRECISELY ! FACT ?AT AS PROLET>IAT WE CANNOT PRODUCE VALUE BY \RSELVES1 A FACT ?AT APPE>S TO ,=TUNATI 9TRIGU+LY CONTRADICTORY4 

,DISPOSSESSION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION IS A SPECIFIC FEATURE ( WAGE-WORK RELATIONS4 ,9 PREVI\S MODES ( PRODUCTION1 A %AMAN OR A HUNT] WAS ONE ) HIS H]BS OR WEAPONS4 ,!RE WAS NO SU* A ?+ AS A %AMAN )\T H] H]BS OR A HUNT] )\T HIS >R[S 'LOOK+ = EMPLOYM5T' BECAUSE A %AMAN OR A HUNT] W]E NOT UND] WAG$-WORK RELATIONS4 ,9 CAPITALISM1 :]E ! WAGE-WORK RELATION IS ! BASE ( PRODUCTION1 ! UNITY ( MAN & HIS ACTIVITY IS SPLIT 9TO3 LABOR P[] ON ! ONE SIDE & CAPITAL 7! RESULT ( HUMAN ACTIVITY TURN$ AGA9/ ! HUMAN7 ON ! O!R4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ! %AMAN1 A BAK] )\T AN OV5 CANNOT MAKE CAKES4 ,! BAK] HAS ! LABOR P[]1 ! FACULTY ( MAK+ CAKES1 BUT IF ! OV5 IS ! PRIVATE PROP]TY ( SOMEONE ELSE1 ! BAK]'S FACULTY IS SUSP5D$ 9 ! AIR4 ,IT IS USELESS -- UNLESS IT IS REUNIT$ ) ! OV54 ,BUT ?IS REUNION CAN BE POSSIBLE ONLY IF ! CAPITALI/1 [N] ( ! OV51 HIRES ! BAK]1 & ONLY ?R\< ?IS REUNION CAN VALUE BE PRODUC$4 ,! VALUE ?AT ! BAK] !N SUBSEQU5TLY PRODUCES WILL BELONG TO ! CAPITALI/1 ! [N] ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 AS HIS CAPITAL4 

,?IS DISPOSSESSION IS EV5 MORE /RIK+ IF WE ?9K ?AT \R SAME SKILLS >E %AP$ 9 ORD] TO BE USEFUL )9 A CAPITALI/ PROCESS1 & F9D NO REASON ( EXI/+ \TSIDE IT4 ,BAK]Y IS /ILL AN EXAMPLE ( A TRADITIONAL CRAFT1 :OSE SKILLS HAVE BE5 DEF9$ )9 A NON-CAPITALI/IC CONTEXT4 ,BUT IF WE ?9K1 = EXAMPLE1 ( ! SKILLS ( WORK+ ) A COMPUT]IZ$ SPREAD%EET1 WE CAN UND]/& H[ TRAGICALLY \R SKILLS >E NOT ONLY USELESS BUT EV5 UNIMAG9ABLE )\T CAPITAL4 

,9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON EX*ANGE1 ! FACT ?AT \R DISPOSSESSION OBLIGES US TO HIRE \RSELVES TO A CAPITALI/ = A WAGE TAKES ! =M ( COMMODITY EX*ANGE1 ( A PUR*ASE & SALE ( LABOR P[]4 ,?IS IS :Y LABOR P[] IS NOT A COMMODITY LIKE A CAKE1 BUT JU/ ! WAY \R DISPOSSESSION & \R EXPLOITATION BY ! CAPITALI/ APPE>S1 & ! EXPRESSION ( ! ONTOLOGICAL 9V]SION ?AT MAKES CAPITAL 5RI*M5T1 KN[L$GE1 SCI5CE1 CREATIVITY & US ! OPPOSITE ( ALL ?IS3 NO?+ )\T CAPITAL4.<#a#h.> 

,?IS IS :Y SAY+ TO ! PROLET>IAT1 AS ,=TUNATI DOES1 ',ALL RI<T MATE1 Y\ CANNOT CREATE VALUE BUT CONSID]+ EV]Y?+1 IS NOT ! RESULT ( Y\R REPRODUCTION A COMMODITY & A VALUE8 ,IS NOT Y\R LABOR P[] A COMMODITY LIKE ANY O!R8' MEANS JU/ TAK+ ! PISS \T ( \R REAL CONDITIONS4 ,! V]Y EXI/5CE ( LABOR P[]1 ( A 'CAPACITY = PRODUC+' HELPLESSLY SEP>AT$ FROM ! POSSIBILITY ( ITS REALIZATION AS PRODUCTION1 IS ONE ) ! V]Y FACT ?AT WE CANNOT PRODUCE ANYMORE BY & = \RSELVES1 BUT WE CAN PRODUCE VALUE ONLY AS APP5DAGES ( CAPITAL4 ,IT IS ONE ) \R EXP]I5CE ( ALI5ATION BO? 9 PRODUCTION1 9 \R RELATION ) \R PRODUCTS1 & 9 ANY O!R ACTIVITY %AP$ BY CAPITAL4 

,IF WE WANT TO SCREAM ! TRU?1 WE HAVE TO SCREAM ?AT WE >E DISPOSSESS$1 ?AT WE CANNOT CREATE VALUE ) \R REPRODUCTION1 & ?AT LABOR P[] IS NOT A COMMODITY LIKE ANY O!R4 ,!SE >E ASPECTS ( ! SAME TRU?3 ( \R CONDITION AS PROLET>IAT6 ,! IDEA ?AT WE PRODUCE LABOR P[] 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! 9DEP5D5T BAK] PRODUCES CAKES TO SELL IS A PETTY-B\RGEOIS DELUSION1 & NOT A CONTRIBUTION TO REVOLUTION>Y !ORY AT ALL4 

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