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Some tips when reading Capital for the easily distracted (for the not as well read lurkers like me)
So Capital can be dense and daunting, I have read around 14 chapters of it so far and have been having a great time both getting my mind blown and opened. They are some parts of it I admiteddly don't understand fully but ultimately at least in my translation Marx does an excellent job of keeping his ideas cogent and understandable for the working class who the book is mainly targeted at besides nerds like me and probably you. Here are the tips (and cheka if i say anything lib adjacent forgive me, I've just been reading Capital and haven't read anything else yet T_T)
1: KNOW WHY YOU'RE READING AND DON'T TAKE NOTES!- i decided to keep these two tips in one. A lot of people may say take notes and i agree for the most part for example if you're not used to argumentative/philosophical writing and want to follow the argument or if you have someone you have to explain ideas to i.e a book club or owning libs online. But if you're reading casually or to just get some memes, notes aren't really necessary. Like i said Marx does an excellent job writing simply and in a way that's easy to understand and writing notes might distract you from the meat of the text (at least it did me) notes are a case by case basis but it is not absolutely mandatory and is counterbalanced by my first sentence, 'KNOW WHY YOU'RE READING'. If it's to organise and explain exploitation to proles who many not know it, Chapters 10-14 (i think) on the working day, division of labour and ESPECIALLY relative surplus value are your go to's and easy to summarise and make a pamphlet. If it's to own libs online highlighting certain short sentences here and there helps make a compelling argument, if you're reading casually to understand the communist doctrine and Marx's critiques of capitalism. i don't really recommend taking notes unless again, you can't follow philosophical writing easily. Otherwise if they're things you fear misunderstanding or need a refresher on; ChatGPT (kinda), this sub and various guides have been written online to explain Marx's positions by marxists so notes aren't very important especially if they're distracting you from the meat of the text.
2 AVOID FOOTNOTES IF YOU CAN- my god awful book has some of them in French (pein) but unless you don't understand Marx's point before said footnote, avoid it I say it for the same reason as why i said avoiding writing in that they may distract you from the meat as Marx usually quotes political economists to prove his point. I say this very very very VERY VERY VERY hesitantly cause some of Marx's funniest, scathing and passionate remarks come from the footnotes but if you again find yourself distracted don't hesitate to skip a few and whenever you have the time for another read through, read some of the footnotes cause like I said Marx is such a funny lad sometimes.
3 HAVE FUN- Whatever else you're doing, have fun. Whether read with the intention to stimulate yourself, learn or just to understand communism or enjoyment, whatever you do have fun. unlike most leftists you're reading. the revolution is very far off but understanding the nooks and crannies of this seedy system is much more fufilling and let's it seem a whole lot less intimidating then listening to shitty breadtube moralising online. It's especially fun if you go over it with a close friend or girlfriend. a lot of people come to this sub with fear when they ask a question but remember, we're all learning here.
this seems like some stupid lib shit but i occasionally see people reading Capital on this sub who struggle either through their own faults or they're afraid of misrepresenting Marx or a wide plethora of reasons so i hope this guide helps out somehow. Marx is great to read ngl and i hope people find him as fun to read as I do.
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So Capital can be dense and daunting, I have read around 14 chapters of it so far and have been having a great time both getting my mind blown and opened. They are some parts of it I admiteddly don't understand fully but ultimately at least in my translation Marx does an excellent job of keeping his ideas cogent and understandable for the working class who the book is mainly targeted at besides nerds like me and probably you. Here are the tips (and cheka if i say anything lib adjacent forgive me, I've just been reading Capital and haven't read anything else yet T_T)
1: KNOW WHY YOU'RE READING AND DON'T TAKE NOTES!- i decided to keep these two tips in one. A lot of people may say take notes and i agree for the most part for example if you're not used to argumentative/philosophical writing and want to follow the argument or if you have someone you have to explain ideas to i.e a book club or owning libs online. But if you're reading casually or to just get some memes, notes aren't really necessary. Like i said Marx does an excellent job writing simply and in a way that's easy to understand and writing notes might distract you from the meat of the text (at least it did me) notes are a case by case basis but it is not absolutely mandatory and is counterbalanced by my first sentence, 'KNOW WHY YOU'RE READING'. If it's to organise and explain exploitation to proles who many not know it, Chapters 10-14 (i think) on the working day, division of labour and ESPECIALLY relative surplus value are your go to's and easy to summarise and make a pamphlet. If it's to own libs online highlighting certain short sentences here and there helps make a compelling argument, if you're reading casually to understand the communist doctrine and Marx's critiques of capitalism. i don't really recommend taking notes unless again, you can't follow philosophical writing easily. Otherwise if they're things you fear misunderstanding or need a refresher on; ChatGPT (kinda), this sub and various guides have been written online to explain Marx's positions by marxists so notes aren't very important especially if they're distracting you from the meat of the text.
2 AVOID FOOTNOTES IF YOU CAN- my god awful book has some of them in French (pein) but unless you don't understand Marx's point before said footnote, avoid it I say it for the same reason as why i said avoiding writing in that they may distract you from the meat as Marx usually quotes political economists to prove his point. I say this very very very VERY VERY VERY hesitantly cause some of Marx's funniest, scathing and passionate remarks come from the footnotes but if you again find yourself distracted don't hesitate to skip a few and whenever you have the time for another read through, read some of the footnotes cause like I said Marx is such a funny lad sometimes.
3 HAVE FUN- Whatever else you're doing, have fun. Whether read with the intention to stimulate yourself, learn or just to understand communism or enjoyment, whatever you do have fun. unlike most leftists you're reading. the revolution is very far off but understanding the nooks and crannies of this seedy system is much more fufilling and let's it seem a whole lot less intimidating then listening to shitty breadtube moralising online. It's especially fun if you go over it with a close friend or girlfriend. a lot of people come to this sub with fear when they ask a question but remember, we're all learning here.
this seems like some stupid lib shit but i occasionally see people reading Capital on this sub who struggle either through their own faults or they're afraid of misrepresenting Marx or a wide plethora of reasons so i hope this guide helps out somehow. Marx is great to read ngl and i hope people find him as fun to read as I do.
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Tankies don't understand that the dynamics have changed and we need a new system!
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Le "Late Stage Capitalism" genuinely pisses me off
Legitimately, one of the worst terms leftists have ever created. This implies the existence of "Mid-Stage Capitalism" and "Early Stage Capitalism," all of which carry no qualitative difference in the fundamental functioning of capitalism. Also implying that capitalism couldn't possibly be shed in previous stages. It's a crappy teleology at best, and verbal vomit at worst. It just sounds dumb and makes someone sound like a redditor irl, but what else can I expect from libs.
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Legitimately, one of the worst terms leftists have ever created. This implies the existence of "Mid-Stage Capitalism" and "Early Stage Capitalism," all of which carry no qualitative difference in the fundamental functioning of capitalism. Also implying that capitalism couldn't possibly be shed in previous stages. It's a crappy teleology at best, and verbal vomit at worst. It just sounds dumb and makes someone sound like a redditor irl, but what else can I expect from libs.
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Are the Green Bay Packers the most socialist NFL team?
The Packers are one of the few examples of the means of production being owned by the people rather than a few rich billionaires. Also, as far as I can tell, the Packers do not have any ties to the State of Israel, and Green is also the color of Palestine. Also, like Gaza, Green Bay is on a large body of water.
Do you think we could establish a Dictatorship of the Proletariat if all NFL teams were socialist like the Packers?
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The Packers are one of the few examples of the means of production being owned by the people rather than a few rich billionaires. Also, as far as I can tell, the Packers do not have any ties to the State of Israel, and Green is also the color of Palestine. Also, like Gaza, Green Bay is on a large body of water.
Do you think we could establish a Dictatorship of the Proletariat if all NFL teams were socialist like the Packers?
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