Exploitation intensifies through systemic pressure, not greed

Evidence

The capitalist system is driven to increase exploitation as much as possible, or rather the rate of exploitation, which is the ratio between surplus value and the cost of labor power. Can this be attributed to capitalists’ greed? Again, the answer is no. The irrelevance of greed reveals the force of market dependence. The system has commandeered our behavior. Morality, good or bad, has lost its agency. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 108

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the rate of exploitation and argues it is driven by market dependence, not capitalist character.
• XREF: connects to: The economy is not a machine but a set of exploitative social relations. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 38; Exploitation expands because of market dependence rather than capitalist greed. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention, 108

Broader Connections

• Exploitation expands because of market dependence rather than capitalist greed. #corroborates (0.95) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 108