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is 'jehovah's curse', an ontological burden, while rest, leisure, and tranquility are to be valorized.

Whereas Smith described labor as 'Jehovah's curse' and an ontological burden, while valorizing rest, leisure, and tranquility,

is a kind of productive activity, not a burden, but the distinctive human trait.

Marx saw productive activity and labor as the distinctive human trait.

is commanded by necessity and thus by unfreedom. Labor creates nothing of permanence, its efforts are quickly consumed and so it must be perpetually renewed so as to sustain life.

is external to the laborer. . . . It is not part of his nature... consequently he does not fulfill himself in his labor but denies himself. . . . The laborer therefore feels himself at home only during his leisure time, whereas at work he feels homeless.

Work is external to the worker. . . . It is not part of his nature... consequently he does not fulfill himself in his work but denies himself. . . . The worker therefore feels himself at home only during his leisure time, whereas at work he feels homeless. Karl Marx

is external to the worker rather than intrinsic to his nature. Therefore, in his work he does not affirm himself but denies himself, does not feel content but unhappy, does not develop freely his physical and mental energy but mortifies his body and his mind. The worker therefore only feels himself outside his work, and in his work feels outside himself.

The fact that labour is external to the worker, i.e., it does not belong to his intrinsic nature... that in his work, therefore he does not affirm himself but denies himself, does not feel content but unhappy, does not develop freely his physical and mental energy but mortifies his body and his mind. The worker therefore only feels himself outside his work, and in his work feels outside himself. Karl Marx

is not exploited, rather capital is exploited.

A crackpot theory. Instead of saying labor's exploited, as Marx did, Kelso says capital's exploited. It's worse than Marx. It's Marx stood on its head. Milton Friedman

has the desire for pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister.

Labor wants pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister. Thorstein Veblen

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