what I’ve always liked about Capital is that Marx does describe capitalism in a vacuum as the exchange of labor and commodities disconnected from what those commodities are and with an assumption no government regulations exist
and it’s still full of contradictions that make it fall apart
marx failed to consider that capitalism is actually when basic commodity exchange in a vacuum and therefore not bad
what I’ve always liked about Capital is that Marx does describe capitalism in a vacuum as the exchange of labor and commodities disconnected from what those commodities are and with an assumption no government regulations exist
and it’s still full of contradictions that make it fall apart
“Even if you were right, you’re still wrong” has got to be one of my favorite kinds of dunks