We had a good camping trip inspite of the fact that we couldn't camp at the site we wanted. Actually, all of the three sites we checked were full -- every yokel with a camper decided that the heat in town was finally too much. We were eventually welcomed at a site we wouldn't have otherwise chosen by a very gracious camp host; thanks Ranger Rick!
I broke my ax handle and had to split wood with the ax head and gravity. Primitive labor is very satisfying when one has to do what is necessary regardless of the tools available (and the outcome is favorable).
I took Volume II of Capital with me, but never cracked the cover. I have a hard time with Engels' commentary; while his work has value in and of itself it seems like Engels was over-confident about his grasp of Marx's work. He seems preachy. Pedantic. Whatever....
I wish I had spell check. Cut and paste from Word to Update seems like too much work.
This entry lacks profundity. I'm sure the work week will give me plenty of fodder for an angry and meaningful update.
Leisure rarely inspires a person to radicalism.
I broke my ax handle and had to split wood with the ax head and gravity. Primitive labor is very satisfying when one has to do what is necessary regardless of the tools available (and the outcome is favorable).
I took Volume II of Capital with me, but never cracked the cover. I have a hard time with Engels' commentary; while his work has value in and of itself it seems like Engels was over-confident about his grasp of Marx's work. He seems preachy. Pedantic. Whatever....
I wish I had spell check. Cut and paste from Word to Update seems like too much work.
This entry lacks profundity. I'm sure the work week will give me plenty of fodder for an angry and meaningful update.
Leisure rarely inspires a person to radicalism.
The biggest problem I have with socialists, communists, and even most anarchists is their inability to see beyond work, and their failure to realize that it is "part of the problem". No offense meant to you, if you are in fact a communist
Well, maybe it's certain types of work, as many probably enjoy their work. Or perhaps it's the demonization of other types of work, due to poor compensation, or notions of class/ social stature. Though productivity and efficiency are exhalted, for me they carry negative connotations. Militaries are efficient and mechanistic in functioning; I don't think people are optimally happy when efficiency and productivity are their principle virtues in life. Maximum productivity occurs via the usage of machines and through the structuring of society as though it were all mechanism--But organisms are not mechanisms. Sorry, rambling
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