And you've exemplified the heart of my gripe: There is more to value than economic value. I'm not talking about selling the jetstream, but about how it provides stable weather patterns to both the American Midwest and Central Europe. There is value in that.
I appreciate your base / superstructure argument but I don't understand it without further explanation. A lot of the superstructure half do seem related to production: education and art, to name just two.
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"Have you heard me singing in church?" Tom inquired.
What labor is required for a sunset, or a clear mountain stream? What labor created the jet stream?
To harvest the ocean of fish requires labor, but to stock it did not. And a balanced ocean ecosystem has value whether or not it is utilized, as does a forest or the clear mountain stream.
Putting chili directly in the bag of Fritos.
I ended up with a pink-and-purple triple mohawk, my clothes in shreds, and my skin splattered with four different colors of dye. There was exactly one Polaroid taken of the final result and I looked like a plus-sized goblin. Sadly, the photo is lost to time.
See, this is part of why I'm not a communist. Not all value derives from labor, some is naturally occuring.
The other sticking point is the inherent value of labor. In communist theory (as I understand it) the value of the final product is equal to the value of the labor required to produce it. But this means that if the product is, well, crap, then the labor put into it is without much value. That's a no-sell for me. You can say that the value of the labor was wasted, but to say it doesn't exist? I can't agree to that proposition.
exactafuckinlutely
Jerboa hits that minimalist sweet spot for me.
You would think, if any company would promote remote work, it would be Zoom.
Because we're more conscientious? Because we're more tech-savvy? Because we're more suspicious of links?
IDK but I appreciate it
Yes! In that case the summary might be "comedy skit featuring mostly visual gags".
I'm not unwilling.