this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2023
506 points (89.8% liked)

Memes

45653 readers
1347 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would argue that the attempt to abolish money and replace it with a measure of value that was neither arbitrary nor pegged to a commodity like gold was very much a move to liberate the proletariat.

I picked it because the abolition of money has a great deal of symbolic value, that's all. We could use them getting rid of factory owners and seizing industry instead if you wish.

[–] purahna@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's still money. It's just pegged to something besides a bar of gold.

[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, true. A step in that direction perhaps, but not the actual result yet. Alright, fair point.