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But who will bring me coffee in communism? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by znsh@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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This was a question or rather a series of questions I heard over the weekend as I was discussing Marxism, class, labour etc. with a friend and I frankly couldn't really answer their questions. So here I am again asking it because this community provides incredible answers <3

The discussion was about work and their question was: "If class is abolished in communism and the people are taken care of, why would anyone work at all? Who is going to work in coffee shops, pick up trash, work in stores etc.? What would be the incentive for people to do anything productive?" I did my best saying that those jobs would still exist, but I kind of fumbled the argument.

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[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Abolition implies that it will happen in one fell swoop; while there is a law of change happening in leaps (quantitative change turns to qualitative change, but needs to be helped along), it would be more accurate to call it transformation, sublation, etc.

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

he made a statement so thoughtfully articulated even his opps cheered (online chud language to english: What a thouhtful use of language on your part that easily conveys the nuances of diamat)

[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think the right term of "withering away", and I think abolition does imply a more anarchist line.