J Lou on Nostr: Ellerman’s argument is different and simpler. It has more in common with ...

Ellerman’s argument is different and simpler. It has more in common with Proudhon’s critique of property. Unlike Marxists that argue that employment is sociologically involuntary, Ellerman shows that employment is illegitimate even when fully voluntary. He also identifies a characteristic of labor that distinguishes it from capital in a morally relevant way. Ellerman is worth reading even if you’ve read Marx.