Most people think exploitation means low wages or bad bosses. For Marx, it means something far more structural: profit itself depends on surplus labor. Rising wages don’t eliminate exploitation. They can intensify it. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
open.substack.comWhat Does "Exploitation" Actually Mean?This essay explains labor-power, surplus value, absolute and relative surplus value, and why profit arises structurally under capitalism.
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