What it really does is lessen the amount of time the worker needs to produce their labor. This leads to more time working without getting paid and essentially more labor for less money. This is due to the fact the necessary labor remains the same. Machinery as a result does not benefit the worker, but instead the capitalist who gains greater profit in the same length of time. Machinery, especially those in Marx’s time, involved tiny hands to maintain them, which required the work of children and women. This allows capitalism to use the entire family unit for exploitation and greater profit (for the capitalist) because anyone can work. Machinery has another downfall where the amount of people need for the job decreases with the introduction of machines. An example of this is the churka, which was used to separate wool form the seed. “Sixteen of these machines [churkas] driven by oxen can do as much work in a day as formerly 750 people did on average” (Marx 270). Machines increases the Reserve Industrial Army because it does not need as much people to work and thus further increases competition to keep the job. Machines have increased the toil of humanity due to the increased competitiveness of jobs while producing surplus value for the
What it really does is lessen the amount of time the worker needs to produce their labor. This leads to more time working without getting paid and essentially more labor for less money. This is due to the fact the necessary labor remains the same. Machinery as a result does not benefit the worker, but instead the capitalist who gains greater profit in the same length of time. Machinery, especially those in Marx’s time, involved tiny hands to maintain them, which required the work of children and women. This allows capitalism to use the entire family unit for exploitation and greater profit (for the capitalist) because anyone can work. Machinery has another downfall where the amount of people need for the job decreases with the introduction of machines. An example of this is the churka, which was used to separate wool form the seed. “Sixteen of these machines [churkas] driven by oxen can do as much work in a day as formerly 750 people did on average” (Marx 270). Machines increases the Reserve Industrial Army because it does not need as much people to work and thus further increases competition to keep the job. Machines have increased the toil of humanity due to the increased competitiveness of jobs while producing surplus value for the