#value theory

[yngwrthr]

Marx’s theory of value (re divergence of value from price) explains the foundation of surplus profit, which is significantly related to the unprecedented wealth of contemporary moguls, and its association with technological advancements/ increased productivity— eg in industrial production, specifically improvements in machinery, more productive factories. With related technological improvements, more productive units become the measure of price (exchange value). But these technological improvements are not instantaneous — eg because all branches of production are not the same. Thus there are varying degrees of productivity. And the least productive initially influences market price/ exchange value. Hence surplus profits for higher productivity, while market price fluctuates above market value. However, after a certain point, surplus profits “equalize” with average profits via competition, market price gravitates closer to market value, and the rate of profit becomes the same for capitals across the board. Again.. this presupposes that re- production of means of subsistence/ labor/ society is determined by production of surplus value (profits / rent) and the “law of market value”.

Finally, Marx’s examination of surplus profit notes how the law of market value creates a “false social value”, based on exchange value instead of value, that exploits society in terms of consumption/ consumers. For me, this offers an important theoretical foundation for organizing exploited workers at the point of consumption in addition to organizing at the point of production. And not only against capitalist producers but against the landlords as well; particularly with present, even more exorbitant rents and related surplus profits.

#Marxism #Marx #value theory #law of value #value #value form #exchange #exchange value #commodity #money #price #market value #market price #capital #profit #rent #surplus value #surplus profit #commodity production #capitalist commodity production #capitalism #socialism #communism

[dustedandsocial]

Michael Heinrich, "The Present Political Value of Marx's Value Theory"

Science & Society event at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 3/21/2024

#Karl Marx #Marx #Marxism #Value Theory #Lectures #Michael Heinrich #Youtube #Lectures and Video

[theidealistphilosophy]

Art does not simply reveal God: it is one of the ways in which God reveals, and thus actualizes, himself.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Introductory Lectures On Aesthetics.

#philosophy tumblr #philoblr #german philology #philosopher #georg wilhelm friedrich hegel #metaphysics #value theory #aesthetic #divinity #art #artists on tumblr #dark academia #life quotes

[pratchettquotes]

"Good heavens, potatoes are worth more than gold!"

"Surely not!"

"If you were shipwrecked on a desert island, what would you prefer, a bag of potatoes or a bag of gold?"

"Yes, but a desert island isn't Ankh-Morpork!"

"And that proves gold is only valuable because we agree it is, right? It's just a dream. But a potato is always worth a potato, anywhere. Add a knob of butter and a pinch of salt and you've got a meal, anywhere. Bury gold in the ground and you'll be worrying about thieves forever. Bury a potato and in due season you could be looking at a dividend of a thousand percent."

Terry Pratchett, Making Money

#moist von lipwig #sacharissa cripslock #making money #discworld #terry pratchett #money #economics #economic theory #wealth #potatoes #value #worth #relative value #currency #perception #psychology #a potato is always worth a potato #why is ankh-morpork like a desert island?

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: violence mention / death mention / ]

Will never stop thinking about how Leo, all alone in an endless void and being beaten again and again and again by the only other living thing around, still finds comfort in that space. The situation he was in was completely hopeless, and in any other circumstances he would not have escaped, at least not fast enough to save him from permanent (or even fatal) damage, be it physical or mental.

And yet, despite the bleakness of his situation, despite the agony and helplessness, all he needs is one glance at a crumbled photograph, one glance to remember his family, and that’s enough of a reason for him to smile.

Maybe that’s why his powers center around manipulating space - because no matter how much space is between them, no matter how dire his own situation may be, just the thought of his family, alive and okay, is enough to give Leo hope.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #the prison dimension is horrifying on its own #add in a monstrous being that towers over you and has vowed to ensure your suffering? #god I can’t imagine how scary that is #Mikey opening the portal was a miracle because if he hadn’t managed it there #it’s really up in the air what could have become of Leo #personally I subscribe by the theory that you straight up can’t die in the prison dimension #so it’s a prison in all ways #but the thought of a Leo who manages anyway who adapts and continues to have hope despite it all… #Leo saying he’s nothing without his family is a double edged sword really #because the thought of his family alone is all he needs to live. to hope. #to smile #nothing without them…but they’re EVERYTHING to him #and maybe he doesn’t realize it but…the feeling is mutual #one thing too is that hope that comforts Leo so much is not just that #should he think his family needs help - that hope can turn into determination #I’m unwell about this family #actually on my point of their powers - I truly do think the abilities tie in not only to their personalities #but to their relationship to family and love in general #kinda like love languages in a way #Mikey with his chains and time abilities values being around his family the most - he wants them to experience living in the moment togethe #Donnie is someone who is 100% a gift giver to show his love - his constructs are exactly that aren’t they? gifts of his mind #Raph is someone who willingly bears the weight of the shield - he protects his family like the best big brother possible #and Leo - he goes off on his own a lot but his mind is constantly on his family anyway #like a sailor at sea no matter how far he travels the compass always point in one direction - and for him that compass points home #even if he can’t make it back - it’s still there #and that’s enough

[mebis-art-dump]

There's a critical lack of maggot Godseeker in the fandom

(unmasked Godseeker speculation woooo)

For reference:

#hollow knight #krita #digital art #fanart #mebi's art #sketch #rkgk #hollow knight theory #hollow knight speculation #hollow knight headcanon #hollow knight lore #godseeker's physical body looks like a beetle and a lot like the old gods of thunder and rain #there's also the prototype godtuner being straight up a corpse tied with strings #there's some clever reference to resonance and bug senses and filaments on legs in here #but i dont know the right terminology to point it out #metamorphosis has some sort of greater value/mysticism to it in hollow knights world #with godseeker calling her current form a glorious transformation that could almost be confused with godhood by unknowing eyes #and it being a big deal in wyrms and grubberflies #and marmu needing the assistance of the queen for it #and coffins being called cocoons #including godseeker's

[skipar00]

something something luffy likes listening to law's heartbeat im not good at captions

#THIS WAS SO HARD BUT I THINK IT CAME OUT OKAY #SAVE ME COLOR THEORY AND VALUE #also when luffy's hat is a halo >>>>>>> #skip draws #one piece #monkey d luffy #trafalgar law #trafalgar d water law #lawlu #op luffy #op law

[tears-of-taelia]

How many times have we done this, Interceptor? You betrayed me at one point.

composition

#pokemon rejuvenation #melia #emma #did i take a screencap of the entire altar incident and pause it frame by frame to transcribe the backwards text? #no #maybe #perhaps #no fr tho i love all of the small touches in 13.5 #the replay value is phenomenal #i know i'm not the only one who finds paragon melia off #who even is melia anyway #melanie + maria? #what about emma? #only upon drawing this did I realize how nearly identical Melia's Archetype winx club fit and the Emma “disguise” are #working on a theory about that whole disguise situation and might post something soon #in an actual post tho bc it's probably bad to be abusing tags like this #but the stream of consciousness format is so fun #anyway i had a lot of fun making this. trying to make art for fun and for me again. 2024. #linked the composition inspo in the post body! super dope great study

[telling-tragedy]

henry and richard’s back and forth throughout this scene is absolutely addicting. richard isn’t having it

#thousands of words of winterpapen fic have been written because of this banter alone #by me it’s me #the secret history #richard papen #henry winter #donna tartt #winterpapen #henry winter x richard papen #I know there are theories that henry had richard write down the math in this scene so he could frame him later but tbh i think— #it shows that henry is in fact fallible and imperfect and also most importantly he can’t do math #(and fatefully that while richard will do almost anything henry asks #he does still have Opinions and henry values his input at least a little bit)

[rauzagel]

I love how both Hope and Haarlep immediately identify us as Raphaels "little mouse". That's just what Raphael calls us. They know exactly who we are, which isn't really surprising since we're the final piece in his plan to get the crown, something he has planned for centuries. He probably can't shut up about it. I like to imagine Raphael pacing through the hallways telling all his debtors and anyone who can't run away fast enough about our adventures and what we're up to, basically bragging about his favourite racehorse that he put all his money on in this game he created. (bets with Korilla are canon, and he puts his money on us). Or maybe it's like a daily movie night thing. Raphael forces the entire House of Hope to gather in the portal chamber to watch our adventures through one of those portal mirrors, which he uses to stalk his prey according to Hope. Can you imagine how insufferable he must be if he gets the player to sign the contract?

Haarlep might know all about us anyway since his entire purpose in the House of Hope consists of spying for Mephistopheles, and preventing Raph from scheming to get the crown of Karsus by distracting him. It's all job relevant information and since so much depends on us, and the crown used to belong to Mephistopheles, it's likely not just Raph who has taken an interested in us. Haarlep probably passes all of Raphaels intel on right away. Meeting us must be quite exciting for him. Raphael has been watching and following this one person for such a long time and then one day they just walk into Raphs bedchamber. So many possibilites, but he also knows you're an actual threat, so he proposes the game to take you out. By killing Tav, he can stick it to Raphael by messing up his plans AND steal your soul from right under his nose, which is probably the ultimate insult in devil culture. Maybe he makes good on his threats and offers Raphael your soulless body as a plaything to put more salt into the wound, gifting him the shell of the asset he was cultivating for so long. If you're strong enough to resist, Haarlep won't risk attacking you and helps you instead. If nothing else, you're at least a chance of putting an end to this tedious spy mission by taking out Raphael and you might even save the world on top of it, which would also be in his interest. If he even believes that you can take on Raphael.

So he basically has the chance to kill two birds with one stone. He harbors contempt for Raphael so spiting him would be gratifying enough, but on top of it he's also just carrying out the orders of Mephistopheles, his real master.

#raphael baldur's gate 3 #raphael bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #raphael #house of hope #hope #haarlep #bg3 #bg3 theory #that nickname he gives us is so cute #honestly I'm kinda into the idea of raph just watching me don't know what that says about me #and I think the race horse comparison works quite well #a useful lovely pet that creates value so he cares for it and if something happens he would be upset about losing it and what it provides #but well... still just an expendable animal in the end

[red-pill-to-swallow]

How to be attractive to men and my goals

Hey babes,

like I said – I want to incorporate RPT (Red Pill Theories) into my daily life immediately.

A few things that every women within the community seemed to be content with were:

1. You are never finished with glowing or leveling up. Never stop learning. Never stop trying to better yourself.

2. Pretty privilege is real.

I agree that pretty privilege is very real. I mean, I get affected by pretty people like everybody else, even if I don’t do it on purpose. It’s just something that is ingrained in our brains and I need to learn how to take this to my advantage.

I think I have a decent starting base, because I’m a skinny white woman in her twenties with long blonde hair. I am not really tall – even short men are at least 5-7cms taller than me – but I’m also not extremely short.

I have a petite frame but my body-shape is something between an hourglass and a peach. My face is average – I don’t really have striking features or am a natural beauty model – but my features also aren’t hideous. It’s really just something you can look at without thinking too much.

On a scale, I would rate myself a 5,5-6/10 on an average day and I guess that’s great!

But how can I make myself look better on a daily basis? I really took hours to research how I could make myself more attractive to wealthy and high value men.

Obviously, no man is like the other and every man prefers something different. One man might like tattoos and piercings while another man with the same social status thinks they are hideous. I don’t want to completely change who I am and I don’t want to spend thousands of dollars for it.

However, I really like this whole clean girl and old money aesthetic that is going viral on Tiktok right now – and I think those two aesthetics could fit me and my personality really well.

Most wealthy men seem to like this traits in women:

1. great skin without obvious pimples or enlarged pores

2. long and healthy hair in a natural color

3. straight white teeth

4. clean nails on both hands and feet

5. hairless legs, armpits and at least trimmed pubic hair

6. wearing clean and wrinkle free clothes without any holes

7. wearing a nice smell that is fitting to your overall appearance

I think those are the basics and they can be achieved by almost anyone. If you can’t afford braces make sure that your teeth are always perfectly brushed and that you’re keeping up with your dental hygiene in general.

In fact – if you have problems affording certain beauty procedures, research how to get as close as possible to them with DIYs.

For years, I always wanted to be the mysterious woman in the room. The woman with a dark aura, the woman that doesn’t speak much and remains most of her life a secret.

Well, I am not this woman even if I’m trying very hard. It would be an act that I would put on and I am sure that everyone in the room would notice.

I am naturally very bubbly and I love having conversations with people in general. I would also say that I have a broad knowledge on different topics and that I’m able to talk to almost everyone.

I am also very welcoming and I enjoy making people laugh and have fun in my presence. I tend to have strong opinions and I’m not afraid to take on a discussion.

With everything that I know about myself now, I made some points that I need to tackle in order to level up:

1. stop oversharing. Being bubbly is great but not everyone needs to know everything about my business. Sometimes it’s just better to be silent and to listen.

2. start with exercise again. I am happy with my weight but I am extremely weak and I have almost zero muscle mass. My breath is getting heavy if I have to take the stairs and my legs start to hurt after roughly 15 minutes of walking. I plan on going for a walk every day and doing pilates 3x a week.

3. start doing my hair and makeup again. My hair is long and blonde – so it is an eyecatcher. It’s also very healthy but I usually just throw it up in a bun or in a clawclip, so no one is really seeing it. I have multiple styling tools at home and I need to start using them. The same applies to makeup. I have so much great stuff that looks really beautiful and natural but I am just too lazy to use it. I plan on taking 20 minutes every day to do my makeup and to suck it up – because I usually always do a double cleanse at night, so it’s not really a struggle to take it off in the evening. It’s just inconvenient in the morning.

4. taking better care of my skin and of my dental health. I have high quality skincare and I love doing my skincare but sometimes I’m just too lazy. Let me just say that it doesn’t happen often – but still too much for my liking. Also my dental health – I need to make a dentist appointment asap. I think the last time I went was around 3 years ago!

5. buying better fitting clothes. I don’t like shopping for clothes but it is what it is. Right now I only have cute lounge sets for being at home but when I go out I usually only wear jeans with a basic top and sneakers. I want to look more polished and feminine. I want to stop wearing jeans and focus more on pants, skirts and dresses. Also literally any other shoes than sneakers.

6. go out more. I’m your typical homebody. Movie night? Reading a book? Ordering food? Count me in! I always have fun when I go out but I’m still mostly at home and I want to change that. I want to have a group of like minded friends that want to hang out with me. Maybe even at home. Lol.

I really thought hard about those six points but I think those are the first things that I need to tackle down.

In the end – I was asking myself: what could I do to feel the most comfortable with spontaneous outgoings and meeting new people?

It came down to wanting to look my best. Obviously. I want to make a good first impression and maybe even profit off of pretty privilege.

I’m sure we all know those times when we’re dressed like slobs and suddenly an opportunity to go out arises and we decline because it would take hours to get ready.

That’s the reason why I want to get ready in the morning – so I would only need to touch up if anything came up.

see you soon!

#hypergamy #spoiled girlfriend #leveling up #hypergamyblr #hyper feminine #spoiled heaux #pro heaux #redpillwomen #red pill #RPT #red pill theory #hypergamous heaux #hypergamous #hypergamous mindset #hypergamous lifestyle #high maintenance #high value woman #high value mindset #high value men #high value dating #heauxlife #heaux #heaux tips #spoiled #spoiled gf #trophy wives #trophy wives in training #beauty

[yngwrthr]

The unique character of the commodity labor power, which as value simply represents its costs of production, but which as use value is itself the source of the creation of new value, makes it possible for the exchange between the worker and the capitalist to simultaneously correspond to, yet contradict, the laws of commodity exchange; that this, the most important of all the acts of exchange, amounts in fact to the appropriation of alien labor, without exchange, although “under the semblance of exchange”. It is clear, however, that this semblance is a “necessary semblance”, insofar as capitalist production itself is the production of commodities, and therefore presupposes the laws of commodity exchange… Capital’s mode of appropriation, which is based on the propertylessness and expropriation of the worker, is neither a complete negation nor a “falsification” of the laws of free exchange, but is rather “their highest development”.

Roman Rosdolsky, “The Making of Marx’s Capital”, Vol. I, trans. Pete Burgess, London: Pluto Press, 1980, pp. 263, 265.

#Marxism #Marx #Rosdolsky #value theory #law of value #value #value form #exchange #exchange value #use value #commodity #labor power #capital #surplus value #commodity exchange #commodity production #capitalist commodity production #capitalism #socialism #communism

[philosophybits]

Only one who takes over his own life history can see in it the realization of his self. Responsibility to take over one's own biography means to get clear about who one wants to be...

Jürgen Habermas, The Theory of Communicative Action

#philosophy #quotes #Jürgen Habermas #The Theory of Communicative Action #life #history #self #responsibility #values #choices

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Republicans are batshit crazy and dumb as a bag of rocks to boot. The only way to end this madness is to vote blue all the way down the ticket. Get out the word. No matter what reservations you may have about any single issue it’s guaranteed that the Republikkkans will be worse.

#conspiracy theory #republican assholes #traitor trump #Taylor Swift #republican family values #republican values #resist #traitor #crooked donald #faux news #republican hypocrisy

[38sr]

Hi! I really love the way you color, and I was wondering If you could make a tutorial about it, I of course completely understand if you Can't/don't want to do it thanks in advance If you decided to do it and have a good day/night.

Hello hello! Ooooh, a color tutorial! I've never done one before so I'm not sure if I'll be any good at it haha. But I don't mind sharing my thinking process when it comes to coloring my works. So when it comes to color, I very much have a traditional painter's approach since that's how I learned color in art college. My painting professor never allowed us to use black or white paint, we could only use other colors to create darker colors or new colors altogether. And you're probably thinking, "What the hell? That's insane." And I wouldn't blame you haha. But this approach helped me a lot to not rely on tints (colors mixed with white) and shades (colors mixed with black) when I color. For the most part, I purely thinking about value and hues when I'm coloring.

Finding the right values:

So for this drawing, I did two different takes (one with direct harsh lighting and one without). The reason why I'm showing this is because when it comes to color it's very important that your values aren't clashing with each other. When I started out, all my coloring felt flat because I was using colors with the same values so there was little to no depth. A lot of people don't realize this but color does have value!

If we put the primary colors on greyscale, you notice how each color has its own value. Blue tends to be a dark value, red has a mid to dark value , and yellow is a much lighter value. This is why if you ever look at my work, the color I use for shadows lean into blue/purple tones. You can also have warm shadows since red does have a deeper value compared to yellow. But these values are when the primary colors are at the highest saturation. What would happen if we knocked down the saturation levels?

The values start to become more similar. Since we're not always using the most saturated colors, it's important to understand the values behind the colors you'll use. Once you unlock that, you can pretty much do whatever you want with color haha. That's why I hardly ever use black or white in my digital art when mixing (also I don't mix color with a brush, I just pick from the color wheel which might be insane).

While it's not wrong to use white or black to create darker/lighter colors, color in real life doesn't always act that way. Shadows and highlights can have color. For myself, letting go of white and black has opened a world of color combinations that I didn't think of before taking my first ever traditional painting class. Now, I can freely pick colors and experiment with palettes since I've blocked out what values I need (like the image below).

Even if I'm using blending modes like in the next image, I'm always thinking about making clear value separations. If I can't understand the image in black and white, then I'll have a hard time seeing it in color.

And when you get very comfortable, you can start placing characters in different color environments and match them (which essentially is the job of a color designer in TV animation).

The right image is the official color palette for my character which already uses a lot of blue/purple for the shadows. But on the left side, she's in a night-time environment so I leaned even more into the cool colors to the point that the white T-shirt is actually a very very light purple/pink color haha.

Or like this example where the left drawing gives a more sunset/golden hour lighting while the right one is more blue hour/night time lighting. But you can read the colors clearly 'cause the values are clear to begin with. While that wasn't really a tutorial this is pretty much my thought process when I'm coloring my digital works. ^^; I very much do follow an academic approach to color theory but even then I think it's okay to break the rules. As long as you have understanding of colors' value, I think you'll be able to unlock any color style you want! I hope that answered your question and was helpful!

#digital art #digital illustartion #color #anon #ask #send me anon #send me asks #color theory #tone and value

[subcoolture]

Men will never understand how heartbreaking it is to realize as women that we love men who can never really love us, because they are raised in a culture that makes them unable to. That culture have made them internalize such an entitlement that it doesn’t even cross their minds that they don’t empathize with women. They feel entitled to everything, even to those women’s love whose mere well-being, safety, and basic rights they don’t even care about. And it is seen as normal that we give our bodies and souls to these men. And it is not normal: it is violent.

#i'm not saying anything new just so you know #we fall in love with our oppressors that's a basic thing in the female heterosexual experience #feminists have known this for decades and hundreds of years and men have hidden feminist theory for a reason #they don't want us to realize how we are being used while we live in a patriarchy #radical feminism #feminism #radfem #rad fem #feminist quotes #dark academia #level up journey #high value woman #high value dating #high value women #high value men #female hypergamy #hypergamy dating #political lesbian #lesbofeminisn #leia katraud #léia katràud