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The wages system is a social form of work indispensable to capitalist production, just as capital, i.e. potentiated value, is an indispensable social form which must be assumed by the material conditions of labor in order for the latter to be wage-labor. Wage-labor is then a necessary condition for the formation of capital and remains the essential prerequisite of capitalist production.
— Mar 19, 2026 10:35AM
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Nikki Metztli
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“The objective of the development of the productivity of labor within the context of capitalist production is the shortening of that part of the working day in which the worker must work for himself, and the lengthening, thereby, of the other part of the day in which he is free to work for nothing for the capitalist.”
— Oct 01, 2025 03:38PM
Nikki Metztli
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Part 3 complete.
“As soon as a certain sum of money is transformed into means of production, i.e. into the objective factors of the production process, the means of production themselves are transformed into a title, both by right and by might, to the labor and surplus labor of others… this distortion… is mirrored in the consciousness of the capitalist.”
Next, “the production of relative surplus-value”
— Jun 27, 2025 09:52PM
“As soon as a certain sum of money is transformed into means of production, i.e. into the objective factors of the production process, the means of production themselves are transformed into a title, both by right and by might, to the labor and surplus labor of others… this distortion… is mirrored in the consciousness of the capitalist.”
Next, “the production of relative surplus-value”
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Mar 19, 2026 01:13PM
Oh word, you're going through the 'Resultate' also!? Now that's dedication! I also found pages 1008 to 1009 probably the best pages of the essay. But there are great nuggets to be had all throughout, with page 1062 being another highlight. Almost done!
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Of course! This part is so dense so it’s taking me longer to read, but it’s honestly one of the most satisfying parts of the book for me. Like a bonded distillation of the entire volume. I can imagine the impact it had when it was first released, the info here is so crucial to the theory. Looking forward to 1062 and the rest :)
