| This question <145|186> overall <146|148> Jerm: <1805|493>. |
| Question 77: Is it a character flaw to be lazy in an exploitive system? |
| [147] Jerm: In an exploitive system it is possible for a worker to be exploited whether or not he knows it. Exploitation works much better if those who are being exploited are not aware that they are being exploited. If a person is aware that they are being exploited, it is much easier for them to not work as hard and to become lazy, in which case, the laziness would be a character flaw of the employer. In a capitalist system, the whole economy is based on exploitation. Therefore, it cannot be blamed on an individual or a single company. The capitalist society would not function without exploitation because the greedy capitalist must exploit others in order to increase his production and profit. |
| It is a character flaw of the employee to be lazy if the person knows they are being exploited. In a capitalist system, however, it is not a character flaw to be lazy because, even if we are exploited, we still participate in the system and help to make it function. |
| Hans: The question whether the employee knows that he or she is exploited is certainly relevant here, and you are the only one who has pointed this out. You seem to have excellent thoughts, but I implore you to explain yourself better. What you are saying is so deep and unusual that your audience otherwise just won't get it. |
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