Re: Instinct

Michael Perelman wrote:

Grundrisse

Hunger is hunger, but the hunger gratified by cooked meat eaten with a knife and fork is a different hunger from that which bolts down raw meat with the aid of hand, nail and tooth. Production thus produces not only the object but also the manner of consumption, not only objectively but also subjectively. Production thus creates the consumer.

Damn, there are times I read something from Marx and I’m just dazzled. Has anyone writing on “economics” even come close?

Doug

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