In American History, but more specifically the industrial industry, has shifted gears from manufacturing a product at home, to producing it in a factory. Within a thriving industry, we have gone from earning the wage on our own, to selling ourselves to earn a wage set and determined by a boss. Such as the status of producer to worker was eventually established. The connectivity of producer and product was cut thereby resulting in alienation of producer and product. Fast forward to modern society where a worker’s value has reduced to that of a commodity.
One such example is in a newspaper article, “Essence of Mexico” by Laura Tillman. Tillman states “When it’s time to distill their mescal, Manuel Ramos Sanchez and his father, Victor Ramos Lucas, …show more content…
Gramsci and his views on capitalism. Whereas others use the capital they gain to expand their businesses. Gramsci would argue “The capitalist entrepreneur creates alongside himself the industrial technician…” (Gramsci 1002). They are not allowing capitalist entrepreneurs to take over their work, instead, they are the entrepreneurs of their own unnamed brand, and make/earn the economic production. Manuel and Victor Ramos are their own industrial technician as well as their own organizers of men. He sees capitalism as there being too much of it, however, Victor and Manuel Ramos did not let that affect them. Tillman also states of the struggles Victor and Manuel Ramos have gone through as well as using their capital and progress to continue handmade production, but still stay away from the firm grasp of a capitalistic industry. “Victor’s own father worked as a day laborer for another mezcalero, then scrimped and save until he could rent a place of property and eventually buy one” (Tillman A3). Instead of staying as a commodity, Victor’s father was able to climb the capitalistic ladder. However, despite having his own property and make his unnamed brand, he does not have many opportunities for leisure. Along with his son, they spend nearly two weeks making, elaborating, and perfecting their mescal to then sell it and continue the process once
One such example is in a newspaper article, “Essence of Mexico” by Laura Tillman. Tillman states “When it’s time to distill their mescal, Manuel Ramos Sanchez and his father, Victor Ramos Lucas, …show more content…
Gramsci and his views on capitalism. Whereas others use the capital they gain to expand their businesses. Gramsci would argue “The capitalist entrepreneur creates alongside himself the industrial technician…” (Gramsci 1002). They are not allowing capitalist entrepreneurs to take over their work, instead, they are the entrepreneurs of their own unnamed brand, and make/earn the economic production. Manuel and Victor Ramos are their own industrial technician as well as their own organizers of men. He sees capitalism as there being too much of it, however, Victor and Manuel Ramos did not let that affect them. Tillman also states of the struggles Victor and Manuel Ramos have gone through as well as using their capital and progress to continue handmade production, but still stay away from the firm grasp of a capitalistic industry. “Victor’s own father worked as a day laborer for another mezcalero, then scrimped and save until he could rent a place of property and eventually buy one” (Tillman A3). Instead of staying as a commodity, Victor’s father was able to climb the capitalistic ladder. However, despite having his own property and make his unnamed brand, he does not have many opportunities for leisure. Along with his son, they spend nearly two weeks making, elaborating, and perfecting their mescal to then sell it and continue the process once