[lbo-talk] Slavoj ®i¾ek . The Revolt of the Salaried Bourgeoisie: The Ne w Proletariat

[Carrol Cox]

True, but worth keeping the technical sense in mind. They called Yankee
Stadium "The House that Ruth Built." Immense wealth was grounded on his
'labor,' in comparison to which his salary was pocket change. 

Carrol
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it was zizek writing that (not ravi), and I noticed it too.

but isn't that typical of most leftists who see exploitation as a
moral issue, right?  hardly anyone actually speaks of it as a
technical issue.

<> // ravi: " 'exploiting' its workers more successfully (Microsoft pays
<> its
<> intellectual workers a relatively high salary). . .
<>
<> Non sequitur. Your argument may be correct, but this is no support for
<> it.
<>
<> It is arguable that the 5 highest paid athletes in Baseball & Football
<> are
<> the most exploited workers in the u.s.. Exploitation is a technical
<> not a
<> moral question.
<>
<> This is a sloppy expression of the point. Better expressed it might
<> well fit
<> into shag's discussion of theoryl
<>
<> Carrol
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