Category: Digital Labor Force
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Part 11: Understanding the Relationship between Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value in the Digital Era: Implications for Information, Data, and Privacy
In “Das Kapital,” Karl Marx highlights the relationship between the rate and mass of surplus-value and their impact on capital accumulation. The rate of surplus-value represents the intensity of labor exploitation and the generation of surplus-value, while the mass of surplus-value depends on both the rate and the size of the labor force. Marx argues…