Freedom becomes possible only once necessary labour is minimized

Evidence

From this, Lindner concludes that ‘for Adorno, the idea of freedom first emerges in a certain capitalist stage in the development of the forces of production, namely after necessary labour has been reduced to a vanishingly small minimum, potentially eradicating humanity’s material deprivation’. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1349

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the Marxist notion that abundance is a historical precondition for freedom — a claim the following paragraph will refute. — connects to: Self-determination cannot precede the abolition of exploitation — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the…, 227; Freedom depends on overcoming negativity and constraint — Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society, 147; Freedom arises when necessity manifests its inner identity, not by its removal (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Freedom arises when necessity manifests its inner identity, not by its removal #contradicts (0.88)
• Freedom depends on overcoming negativity and constraint #corroborates (0.78) — Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society, 147