Hi Dark, Yes, you are right. I should have clarified that point in my original e-mail but Marx and Lenin had very different perspectives on Communism. I merely wanted to point out though that Communism as a whole philosophy sounds better on paper than it has actually worked out in practice. At least, that is the way it seems to me. Although to be fair to Marx all of the countries that call themselves Communist had their own unique brand of Communism and didn't completely follow through with Marxist principles and put them in practice.
I myself am something of a Libertarian and do agree with Carl Marx on his point of view regarding a person's right to develop creatively, and to resist unrestricted Capitalism. I also am aware of his point of view regarding alienation of labor, and have mixed feelings about it. The reason I have a conflict with the principle of alienation of labor is no two people are good at the same things. One guy might be really good at math and it only makes sense that the math wiz gets assigned to writing the physics engine for the game. Another guy has a good eye for artwork, drawing, and gets hired on as a graphics designer. Another developer isn't good at graphics or math so gets assigned to writing the base data classes for the game. The point being no one single person can claim credit for the work, but any good director or supervisor will tap the right person for the job and assign him or her the job they are best suited to. Yes, it might be like a production line, might not be as entertaining as being the one who comes up with all the good ideas, but it is arguable if the alienation of labor is a detriment to the over all process of developing a good product because the production line style of doing things has largely worked out well in practice in a lot of cases. I do agree with Marx on the issue of wages though. It is a sad fact the larger companies get the less they share their profits with their employees in terms of raises, bonuses, and better medical coverage etc. Many large U.S. corporations have left for China etc precisely so they do not have to share their profits with their employees, and do not have to follow environmental guidelines. Sooner or later I think this will backfire, and given the rising trade deficit with China a lot of those companies are playing rush and roulette with a loaded handgun, and it is just a matter of time before the bullet goes off. Cheers! --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
