• RedArmor [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah I know I’m mixing up some of the points, it’s difficult to think some of this stuff through especially with how abstract things can be.

      The price of a commodity at a store is reflected in the total amount of (necessary) labor to get it to that point on the shelf. The end being the customer buying said commodity. I might be trying to calculate to specifically the value someone like myself adds to a product, even though it is necessary labor to the extent it has not been automated, and the centralized distribution of a supermarket prevents people from needing to go to several locations to get their stuff.

        • RedArmor [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Ohhhhhhhhhhh okay okay. That makes a lot more sense now. I was definitely looking too specifically rather can keeping it as more as abstract model like you said.
          I was thinking that those values and equations can be used to specifically identify types of values being sold or what amount of surplus labor is being extracted. I really appreciate the replies