The Precariat and Class Struggle By Guy Standing Abstract: The world economy is in the midst of a Global Transformation that is producing a new global class structure. A new mass class is emerging – the precariat – characterised by chronic uncertainty and insecurity. Although the precariat is still a class-in-the-making, divided within itself, its elements are united in rejecting old mainstream political traditions. To become a transformative class, however, the precariat needs to move beyond the primitive rebel stage manifested in 2011 and become enough of a class-for-itself to be a power for change. This will involve a struggle for redistribution of the key assets needed for a good life in a good society in the twenty-first century –not the “means of production”, but socioeconomic security, control of time, quality space, knowledge (or education), financial knowledge and financial capital.
http://www.guystanding.com/files/documents/Precariat_and_Class_Struggle_final_English.pdf On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 11:49 PM, Che <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 2:06 AM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2017/05/19/artificial- >> intelligence-will-impact-professional-writing/ >> >> How Artificial Intelligence will impact professional writing >> > > > As I keep pointing out: such technological developments could only > constitute a 'crisis' in a society where every Human being is NOT > guaranteed a lifetime quality-of-life. And Capitalism -- being a system of > institutionalized *artificial* scarcity, benefiting ONLY a tiny, > self-interested elite -- IS that infernal society. > > Therefore we NEED and REQUIRE *Socialism* in order to advance as a species. > > But as things stand -- the U.S. Imperialists are working overtime to snuff > us all, at the moment... > > > > > > > > >> >> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 2:03 AM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://nypost.com/2017/08/29/artificial-intelligence-is-writ >>> ing-the-next-game-of-thrones-book/ >>> >>> Artificial intelligence is writing the next ‘Game of Thrones’ book >>> >> >> >
