Wages for Facebook

We've been away for a while, but we're back...

After the last meeting we all had together, our project took an interesting turn.

We started considering work and the impact it has on our social lives/time. most of us spend all of our lives doing jobs that we despise, that are even dehumanising. yet we still believe we are free. this is great illusion of capitalism.

last week I stumbled upon an interesting concept that relates nicely to our project, and the ideas discussed in the last meeting. it's called 'Wages for Facebook'

here's a snippet:

"CAPITAL HAD TO CONVINCE US THAT IT IS A NATURAL, UNAVOIDABLE AND EVEN FULFILLING ACTIVITY TO MAKE US ACCEPT UNWAGED WORK. IN ITS TURN, THE UNWAGED CONDITION OF FACEBOOK HAS BEEN A POWERFUL WEAPON IN REINFORCING THE COMMON ASSUMPTION THAT FACEBOOK IS NOT WORK, THUS PREVENTING US FROM STRUGGLING AGAINST IT. WE ARE SEEN AS USERS OR POTENTIAL FRIENDS, NOT WORKERS IN STRUGGLE. WE MUST ADMIT THAT CAPITAL HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN HIDING OUR WORK."
are the countless 'wasted' hours we spend at home on facebook completely unblemished by any kind of social relation? surely somebody must own and even profit from this time? it will be interesting to discuss in more detail.

HTTP://WAGESFORFACEBOOK.COM/
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