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Bad Marxist – Good capitalistic World (5)

“Every? Regardless of the circumstances? Even the 12th child of a seamstress in Bangladesh can become rich, or a disabled boy from India. Although if you don’t have the same opportunities if you have a disability, you don’t need to lo...

Bad Marxist – Good capitalistic World (4)

“Then I want to tell you something. I grew up in a working class family. My father worked in road construction and my mother did cleaning. So everything is completely normal. When my well-off schoolmates went home after half-day school, a warm meal a...

Bad Marxist – Good capitalistic World (3)

“And what would the alternative be, in your opinion,” the lady, wrapped in luxury, interjected, “communism? We’ve had that before. That’s when everyone is monitored, no one has anything because production is not exposed to the pressur...

Bad Marxist – Good capitalistic World (2)

“That means only a wage slave is a good wage earner? The only problem, which they completely ignore, is that the majority of society consists of wage earners who they would like to chain again like slaves, but who at the same time are the consumers w...

Oil, the Ruble, and Gold Walk into a Bar…Part II

  The Missing Link Often, Narratives pile up lots of baggage. To effectively deal with it, one must unpack it. One bit of luggage sticking up from the heap is the assertion that now the ruble has a link to oil. This is an indirect appeal to the we...

Obituary for the Acting Man

          I write this with sadness, still, at the news of the death of my friend Heinz Blasnik. He is better known by his nom de plume, Pater Tenebrarum, who published the economics blog Acting Man and wrote for many other fin...

Shoshana Zuboff: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Das Buch ist wohl als Kritik gemeint, bestärkt aber eher die Allmachtsphantasien rund um Tech-Giganten.

Ein authentischer Bericht aus dem Corona-Krisengebiet

Es ist Frühling. Der 16. März 2020. Morgen soll es laut Wetterbericht 20 Grad haben. 20! Inklusive Sonne. Die Ausgangssperre wäre wesentlich einfacher zu ertragen, hätte Väterchen Frost Einzug geha…

Capitalism and Economy in Jalopy, Available Now on Xbox One

Summary The Laika 601 Deluxe is a trusty vehicle but you’ll need to replace tires, fix the engine block, and refuel on multiple occasions Road conditions impact your Jalopy’s condition, so steer clear