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shermantanktopyesterday at 9:49 PM1 replyview on HN

Much like Marx, who had a lot of very insightful observations.

Whether what was done in his name is or isn't directly attributable to his writings is somewhat academic. That has taken on a life of its own, and overshadowed all his other ideas.

It has also certainly made talking about class in America very difficult.


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waffletoweryesterday at 10:19 PM

Very good comparison. I do have more respect for Marx, the modern concept of life/work balance owes much to his concept of estranged labor ("Life itself appears only as a means to life"), as I haven't had to live in a society afflicted by his excesses and misappropriations, unlike the case of Adam Smith.

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