Why are all this discussions centered in 1880 industrial England? Less than 10% of people work in manufacturing in Western economies, time to come up with better examples maybe? Do you also live in a house with a clock on the front wall?
It applies to more than just manufacturing by using manufacturing as a generic exmaple. If a person works at a restaurant and makes $X worth of meals every day, if a person works at a software company and makes $X worth of software every quarter, etc.
Dont like selling your software to your boss? Sell it to clients directly and pocket the difference! The means of production are literally a laptop and an internet connection, about 200 dollars capex for a decent ThinkPad and 30 opex, free if you go to a library.
Why are all this discussions centered in 1880 industrial England? Less than 10% of people work in manufacturing in Western economies, time to come up with better examples maybe? Do you also live in a house with a clock on the front wall?
This was originally published in 1937, so
It applies to more than just manufacturing by using manufacturing as a generic exmaple. If a person works at a restaurant and makes $X worth of meals every day, if a person works at a software company and makes $X worth of software every quarter, etc.
This was posted in 2026.
Dont like selling your software to your boss? Sell it to clients directly and pocket the difference! The means of production are literally a laptop and an internet connection, about 200 dollars capex for a decent ThinkPad and 30 opex, free if you go to a library.