Does #Chomsky think that because “certain people like to do some things, and not others,” some people will say “I want only to do disempowering tasks even though I live in a #free and #fair #social setting, even though I enjoy real educational options, even though I am free to participate, etc.”? I wonder how many #students, for example, getting out of high #school, anywhere in the world, even in societies that powerfully indoctrinate subordination and rule, would, if asked, say “I don’t want a free #college #education, I only want to do rote and tedious #work, and if to participate in the #economy I have to develop my talents and choose a #job that includes a fair mix of empowering tasks, I will resist, seeking only subordination”? Under conditions of #freedom and fair allocation, full and inspiring education, etc., does Chomsky really think anyone is going to say, “hey, I don’t want to have any tasks whose characteristics are such that by doing them I gain insights, confidence, influence, and #dignity. Instead, I just want to obey rules that others impose and carry out tasks that with each new day further reduce my insights, confidence, influence, and dignity.” Presumably Chomsky doesn’t think that. However, if he doesn’t, then how does the observation that people like different things and have different inclinations and abilities identify a barrier at all, much less one that is so high that we should give up having balanced job complexes even though they can eliminate the #class division between an empowered coordinator class and a disempowered working class by comparably empowering everyone?
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:28:47 +0000
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