Marx, Brenner, Technology (Was Re: [lbo-talk] preferences)

Chris Doss itschris13 at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 26 07:49:14 PDT 2003


At 8:44 AM -0500 18/9/03, Carrol Cox wrote:

kjkhoo at softhome.net wrote:

but that does not mean that life was/is idyllic.

Here we go again. Alternatives to the present have to pass the test of whether they are "idyllic" or not.

Wasn't there such an implication with "Hunter-gatherers in fact (depending on climate) usually live pretty easy, work-free lives."? --- I was thinking of the bushmen, which if I remember by anthro class correct work about 8 hours a week. I assume that a hunter-gatherer in an arctic climate, say, would work a hell of a lot more.

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