
Technology, Labor, and the Future
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Technology, Labor, and the Future Labor and technology have a long and sordid history. Each breakthrough elevates humanity, but not with sacrifice. There are
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Marx’s brilliance does not relinquish him from the shared burden we all bear. Our imaginations of systemic alternatives can extend only so far given our orientation in the world today. All ideas for innovative social change begin at the floor of the established present. Marx framed history as a closed list of alternative modes of production, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, and socialism. Societies progress from one to another, often in a revolutionary format. The push for Socialism here in the United States draws from this same theory; Capitalism hasn’t worked, Socialism is next.
The most prolific aspect of Marx’s work is that the texts are an imaginative expression of how Societies are organized. In writing Capital, he demonstrated an ability to think beyond the present to share a new vision of how the future might unfold. His efforts show that there are no closed lists of potential regimes in history if, and only if, we have the foresight to imagine alternatives. Transformation is subject to no laws and only adheres to the restrictions that we choose to embrace.
Taken literally, the historical texts we draw inspiration from do not provide a way of thinking about structural change today. Academic, social sciences and policy discussions naturalize our existing arrangements. In imagining alternatives, we turn to Marxist theories which, while historically revolutionary, no longer serve as a viable option for the future. We abandon the promotion of socialism as the answer while simultaneously applying the best aspects to new alternatives. In choosing to refuse the potential for greater goods than history provides us we discard one version of structure worship for another. We choose to rely on the past for salvation instead of our creative capabilities in the present. If we are to manifest a genuine transformation of society and humanity, it falls upon us to abandon dogma and open our minds to the possibility of what we could create given modern technology, information, and resources. Socialism and the Progressive project align in their vision of demanding a deeply socialized suite of vital protections for all individuals codified into constitutional law. I believe our destiny is a shared one, but to achieve our vision, we must transcend history’s claim on the future. By recognizing the limitations of our historical influences, we unleash our full potential for transformation in the world.FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Technology, Labor, and the Future Labor and technology have a long and sordid history. Each breakthrough elevates humanity, but not with sacrifice. There are
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FacebookTwitterRedditEmailStrict Marxism is not the Progressive Future Recently, we’ve been having numerous conversations with other active members in our local Progressive communities and on more