Tryna understand the LTV. I get that only labor creates value, but how do you figure the indirect labor of managing the workers? Whether it’s managed by the state directly or private citizens or elected ppl or whatever, you still need people to manage the people directly adding value, right? so how do you know how much value those people add? Maybe this is an incoherent question, idk. Linking me a thing to read is fine but i’m not gonna read more than ~15 pages b/c i think it’s a fairly simple question.
I think there are certain types of work that require more management than others. Like I have never had a manager at a retail job that I felt actually provided some benefit to the job, usually they just acted as snitches or productivity wardens. However on work sites that are a lot more technical and potentially hazardous (mills, factories, wells, etc.) it is very important to have someone who coordinates the work crew and organizes the project. I imagine in a socialist economy managers would be voted from among the experienced workers and held accountable for their decisions. I don't think there would necessarily be fewer managers, but the faux manager that really just acts as a snitch for corporate would certainly disappear.