From: SPARTAKIST-AT-pseud.pseud
Date:          Tue, 3 Jun 1997 18:51:35 GMT-700
Subject: M-INTRO: Technology and capitalism


I have been following the argument upon Netrom's question. Uafiuroa, 
Anagram, Landron, in their answers, accepted that Marx's theory is 
still valid, However, Anagram says that: 
"It's hard to say, though, because Marx could not have foreseen hour 
for technology has taken us, and what affect it would truly have on 
society." 

In my opinion, Marx did not have to focus what is going on today with 
respect to technology. Because his responsibility in this sense was to 
make the scientific analysis of the tendencies and process in the 
system:

" the objective of the development of the productivity of labour 
(i.e. technological development,Spartakist) within the context of 
capitalist production is the shortening  of that part of the working 
day in which the vorker must work for himself, and the logthening, 
thereby, of the other part of the day, in which he is free to work 
for nothing for the capitalist."(Capital, Vintage437:2)  
    
    The main procedure mentioned by Marx above has been going on, 
however, in different "colors." Moreover, we still live that procedure 
with contradictions created by itself. 

    We should not forget that, capitalism is a system of accumulation 
of crises produced by itself. Therefore, it tries to overcome crises 
by reproducing itself(i.e. new technologies are one of the ways). 







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