On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:31 PM, David B. Shemano <[email protected]> wrote: > If we reject such a world as fantasy, and assume a world where the 2nd law of > thermodynamics still applies, then we must conceptualize a world where humans > must "work" to produce the material corncucopia, but somehow the labor > "necessary" to produce and maintain the corncupia is performed consistent > with "freedom." This is the situation I am trying to better understand. I > remember a debate in my college days between a socialist sociology professor > and a conservative economics professor, which had a very entertaining > discussion concerning who would perform janitorial services in a socialist > university. To the great amusement of the economics professor, the socialist > professor advocated the professors and students taking turns. >
At a certain level this is the wrong question to ask. Who says there has to be a full-time janitor who has to do this thankless job for wages? Even today, don't people clean up after their pets themselves? Don't college roommates take turns to clean their own house? Do you ask the question "in a socialist society, who will clean up after the pets"? Division of labor makes sense for high-skill craftsman-like work, but for janitorial work?? I mean, the premise behind your question itself seems to me to be highly questionable.. -raghu. -- Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
