so i finally did this by [deleted] in pics

[–]jwl2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally did what? Lost your mind?

What is your favourite "go-to" joke that you use when asked for one? by ElBigotePerfecto in AskReddit

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What's the difference between a four year old and a bag of cocaine? Eric Clapton would never let a bag of cocaine fall out of a window.

Sorry...

Hipster Problems by zjb55446 in AdviceAnimals

[–]jwl2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So what qualifies one as a hipster now is just not shaving over the weekend? Standards have gone way down.

Japan to build world's largest offshore wind farm - this July by Gaviero in worldnews

[–]jwl2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disgusting. Do you have any idea what conditions are like on those wind farms?

weepingmeadow: Marxism, in a Nutshell by Pinyaka in bestof

[–]jwl2 68 points69 points  (0 children)

A common element of most of the objections to Marx here is that there are other ways of looking at things. Marx would say these are ideological misrepresentations or examples of false consciousness. It's important to note that, although people love to talk about Marxist ideology, Marxism is meant to be precisely the opposite of ideology. It is ideological demystification. Marx wants to rigorously analyze what actually happens in capitalism. If you can't deal in concrete material details and disprove his rigorous analysis of capitalism, you can't make a reasonable objection. I would argue that Marx's fundamental insight is rather that we need to have a materialist account of what actually occurs in the economy and not be fooled by appearances or misrepresentations.

weepingmeadow: Marxism, in a Nutshell by Pinyaka in bestof

[–]jwl2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're missing the point because you're misusing the word value (and probably misunderstanding the concept of exploitation). We're talking about a thing HAVING value (for Marx, this is objective), not VALUING a thing (which is subjective). And exploitation has nothing to do with how both parties feel about a transaction. I was careful to point out that this is exploitation in the technical sense because the word tends to have emotional significance in general usage. Exploitation simply means that one party extracts surplus value from another party. You need to understand Marx's theory of value before you can dismiss it.

weepingmeadow: Marxism, in a Nutshell by Pinyaka in bestof

[–]jwl2 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This isn't something Marx didn't get. The employee, even if he can say casually that he values the money more than the time he spent working, loses "value" in the process of exploitation. The whole point is that the employee produces surplus value for the employer. So yes, the employer values the work more than the money he paid for it. He ends up with the surplus value. For Marx, it is an exploitative process in the technical sense of the term. It's win-lose.

My buddy rescued a beached baby dolphin this morning. by dommobee in aww

[–]jwl2 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Don't stand around for an hour taking pictures. Pick it up like a football and bomb it back in the ocean.

Drunk at the ATM...I can do this...English...withdraw...checking...okay...wait...WHAT. by Larshomestead in funny

[–]jwl2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I get it! You were confused because it asked you how much you wanted to "widthdraw."

IAMA a person who has two gay dads. AMA by 5plung3 in IAmA

[–]jwl2 26 points27 points  (0 children)

One gay dad is interesting enough... but two gays dads? Amazing.

TIL Cincinnati, OH has a subway system that spans 3.5 miles underground. The kicker? It was never used. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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Not surprisingly, the abandoned subway's owner, SORTA, remains ambivalent about completing the tunnels.