There are some blurry lines when we get into more PMC jobs but ultimately yes. At the end of the day the well-paid engineer has the same class interest as the precarious service worker. PMC's are way closer to becoming destitute than to become billionaires. All it takes is an illness or "the economy" having a hiccup.
However, despite having a class interest in controlling their own labour, many PMC's are reactionary dipshits who sides with the oligarchs. This form of false consciousness is useful to the bourgeoisie as it makes workers in key positions of the economy loyal to them. However, what they feel like our what they vote for doesn't change their material relationship to the means of production.
wouldn't that apply to the industrial workers of the past who were able to buy houses and live middle classes lives and retire as well? Before 401ks pensions were a lot more prevalent
There are some blurry lines when we get into more PMC jobs but ultimately yes. At the end of the day the well-paid engineer has the same class interest as the precarious service worker. PMC's are way closer to becoming destitute than to become billionaires. All it takes is an illness or "the economy" having a hiccup.
However, despite having a class interest in controlling their own labour, many PMC's are reactionary dipshits who sides with the oligarchs. This form of false consciousness is useful to the bourgeoisie as it makes workers in key positions of the economy loyal to them. However, what they feel like our what they vote for doesn't change their material relationship to the means of production.
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wouldn't that apply to the industrial workers of the past who were able to buy houses and live middle classes lives and retire as well? Before 401ks pensions were a lot more prevalent