[lbo-talk] What are you reading now?

[Miles Jackson]

Charles Brown wrote:
>  
> I agree with Ian here: our language games with the word "consume"
> relate 
> to tangible objects, not information and knowledge.  I consume hot
> dogs; 
> I do not consume the central limit theorem or the general theory of 
> relativity.  In addition, when I'm teaching, I'm not "producing" any 
> information or knowledge; I'm encouraging students to develop their 
> understanding.  The use of the production/consumption metaphor here is
>
> very misleading.
>
> Miles
>
> ^^^^^^
> CB: Speaking of hot dogs, Marx uses a metaphor in which the teacher
> stuffs the student like a sausage. The process "adds value" to the
> student's labor power, which is a commodity.
>
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I find that metaphor obscene on at least two levels.

Miles