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Chapter 15 summarized - "machinery in itself shortens the hours of labour, but when employed by capital it lengthens them; in itself it lightens labour, when employed by capital it heightens its intensity; in iteself it is a victory of man over the forces of nature, under capital it makes man the slave of those forces; in itself it increases the wealth of the producers, under capital it makes them into paupers..."

Alright now we got Productivity, Rates of Exploitation, Rates of Profit. I'm beginning to see a path forward.

Chapter 7: THE ONLY WAY TO PRODUCE SURPLUS CAPITAL IS THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND EXPLOITATION OF THE LABOUR POWER OF FREE WORKERS, WHICH CAN CREATE MORE VALUE THAN IT IS WORTH INTRINSICALLY, IMPLEMENTED OUTSIDE THE COMMODITY-MONEY-COMMODITY EXCHANGE SYSTEM.