On shared-labour socialism.
Political theorist Alex Gourevitch talks to us about his critique of post-work thought, and how it presupposes the very labour it seeks to free us from. We start of by distinguishing post-work socialism (e.g. Fully Automated Luxury Communism) from various propositions for a Universal Basic Income, and discuss why these ideas are popular today.
We then dedicate much of the time to debating Gourevitch's alternative proposal for "shared-labour socialism". What counts as necessary labour – and who is going to do it? How has globalisation changed people's perspectives on what necessary labour is? And will we be producing more under socialism?
Part 2 is here: patreon.com/posts/73765804
Readings:
Listenings:
/399/ From ADHD to Let Me Be (Emotion Sickness, pt III) [sample]
/398/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (II) ft. Ashley Frawley (sample)
/397/ Reading Club: Imagined Communities (sample)
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/395/ A Coup From Within the Computer ft. Benjamin Studebaker (excerpt)
UNLOCKED /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone
/393/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (I) ft. Nina Power
/392/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About (II) ft. Michael Vann
Excerpt: /391/ Aufhebonus Bonus - Feb 2024
/390/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About ft. Vedi Hadiz
/388/ Betting on Bukele (I) ft. Nelson Rauda / Juan Rojas
/387/ Get Fungal to Save Culture ft. Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family)
Excerpt: /386/ Reading Club: Globalisation (III & IV)
/384/ Millennial Rule ft. Amber A'Lee Frost
/383/ Stare into the Abyss with Us ft. Juliano Fiori
Excerpt: /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone
UNLOCKED: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch
[FROM THE VAULT] /104/ The Aristocracy of Finance ft. Alexander Zevin
[FROM THE VAULT] /44/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome (N.O.B.S.)
[FROM THE VAULT] /74/ Order Not Freedom ft. Quinn Slobodian
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