I found it uneasy to construct a
communist society in my mind. We as Americans have be structured to think of
self and increase ones owns interest. I personally feel my call in life is to
be great, be rich, and do what I love. Of course I can still do this without
money, but I cannot imagine it. As humans we feel like things belong to us, especially
if it’s of our own creation. My question would be at what point is something
staling? Would there even be such a word? It is considered a virtue or truly
honorable o not hold attached to the things of life, but what can truly be mine
if everything is for the taking?
Furthermore,
would there be a true value of occupations? The janitor would be no different
than the doctor at a hospital. Jobs that we deem low I’ll assume that people
with low work experience will do until they gain more knowledge to do other
things. I believe it is somewhat naïve to think that it would be 100%
successful. What we currently isn’t either, but it is better than a lot of
other methods and capitalism remains on top.
I thoroughly
agree with his theories when it comes to the proletariat, but any other
society, I’ll have to see to believe. Perhaps the capitalistic mindset has
brainwashed me and a lot of us to think money is success, and the true value of
work is dependent upon how much money you make. I can’t recall how many times I
was judged on my major because the job market for creative writing students didn’t
make much money. Sure, I could benefit from a communist society, but in me is
the will to be the 1% or close enough to feel like I have achieved my goals. As
long as people are distracted from there sorrows with social media, movies,
food, and other means of cheap entertainment, we will live as slaves and live a
life of only survival.
First of all I can understand why you view making money as being successful. It is what we as a society have been taught. However, I think that doctors would be more valued than janitors in a communist society simply because of the differences in their actions. Although I don't think that we as humans should worry so much about placing values on professions. I think that people who would become doctors in a communist society would do it because they love that profession instead of just for a paycheck.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with most of what you are saying. The thought of owning something ourselves is innate in human beings. Also to talk about the job argument it has been theorized by others that if this society ever happened then all work production would decrease because there is no real reward. So yes I do agree with the majority of thought of this blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Yes we do view money as being successful. If we actually took the current average salary and made this society communist, we would see it so differently. The same people who would think $80,000 isn't enough for an annual salary would be completely changed if our society made that shift.
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