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[43] Brooklyn: The Double Character of Labor Represented in Commodities The only activity that I can think of, that can have
different effects, is driving a car. By this, I can see that
driving carries different characteristics with it, such as
being stressful, as well as being a release of stress. With
this in mind, I think that Marx is exploring the principle
of labor, in a sense as to what extent it can be taken
to. Obviously, if one merely does labor because one is
forced to, the individual will only work to the extent of
producing (if anything at best) a use value of a
commodity. However, if one indeed does work with vigor and
interest of a job, I think this is where the second
character of labor is evoked, value. The same principle can
be applied to driving. Driving can be simply utilized as a
mode of locomotion and transportation, which in most cases, it
can be mundane and stressful. But, if driving can be taken
as a more interesting task, one can transform this “mundane”
task into a more enterprising venture, such as professional
driving, limo driver, etc. |
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