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[–] Kolibri@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the parts of Capital where Marx refers to dead labor, he actually means it literally and means skeletons doing a lot of labor in society

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

nerd Um actually, that refers to a different form of skeletons, called commodities

Smh, skeleton warriors are reserve army of labor(ers)

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

when you have a large reserve army of labor the few people actually working are a skeleton crew

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 20 points 5 months ago

"They're a good way to AFK level your defensive skills in Skyrim"

  • Marx, probably
[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

Friggin' bonies! We need Marx from christmas way future to smash them with his cane! Oh crap!

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Marx was more of a Spiral Zone guy

[–] Wisp@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

they’re mid since pretty much any dispel nukes them. Mass necromancers is still a fun, though meme strat however

[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Skeletons = infrastructure of the body

Skeleton warriors are just armed proletarians

[–] blame@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

Are skeleton warriors working class?

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Marx was a Boglins guy. Engels was into Skeleton Warriors. Both of them hated Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.

[–] Jobasha@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

Did Marx account for the Cloak of the Undead King when writing Capital?

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

The geas shapes (and maintains) the skeltal structure
The skeltal structure maintains (and shapes) the geas

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Probably a bunch of removed.