PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoSuch a cynic, Marx!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down17
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minus-squareblaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·22 days agoIt’s a stretch, and not Capitalism, but arguably the primitive agrarian societies were the first to have an exploited worker class.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 days agoBeing and remaining alive is almost by definition a battle against time.
minus-squareblaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days agoI said it was a stretch, tracking time certainly was already important for hunter-gatherer societies. I was not disagreeing with you.
It’s a stretch, and not Capitalism, but arguably the primitive agrarian societies were the first to have an exploited worker class.
Being and remaining alive is almost by definition a battle against time.
I said it was a stretch, tracking time certainly was already important for hunter-gatherer societies. I was not disagreeing with you.