Is there literally any kind of Marxist basis for this asshole's position? Baristas grind up beans and add hot water and hot milk, and thus their labor turns the coffee beans and milk into a commodity. It's textbook extraction of surplus value. Am I missing something there? Is it because the beans and milk are also commodities, or what? Can someone explain this to me?

  • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I work in a factory, and if you don't think barista work is basically the exact same thing as food processing, metal working, or creating a fucking baseball, I have a curb I want to introduce your teeth too.