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is it possible to commit enough time theft to get all your surplus value back (hexbear.net)
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title, im paid by the hour so im wondering if its calculable the amount of time id need to be clocked in n not work to match the surplus value extracted from me

or am i stupid n misunderstanding surplus value

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[–] Owl@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, but only if you're an outlier in terms of how much time theft you're doing. If the company is failing to extract surplus value from anybody, or even failing on average, it'll fall apart. So it's not, like, a viable path towards labor organization, or anything like that.