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As to that part of labour which must be associated on a large scale, this very factory system, under a reasonable order of things (though to my mind there might still be drawbacks to it), would at least offer opportunities for a full and eager social life surrounded by many pleasures. AS TO THAT PART OF LABOUR WHICH MUST BE ASSOCIATED ON A LARGE SCALE THIS VERY FACTORY SYSTEM UNDER A REASONABLE ORDER OF THINGS THOUGH TO MY MIND THERE MIGHT STILL BE DRAWBACKS TO IT WOULD AT LEAST OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR A FULL AND EAGER SOCIAL LIFE SURROUNDED BY MANY PLEASURES
g factories are simply the outcome of the profit system. Capitalistic manufacture, capitalistic land-owning, and capitalistic exchange force men into big cities in order to manipulate them in the interests of capital; the same tyranny contracts the due space of the factory so much that (for instance) the interior of a great weaving-shed is almost as ridiculous a spectacle as it is a horrible one. There is no other necessity for all this, save the necessity for grinding profits out of men’s lives, and of producing cheap goods for the use (and subjection) of the slaves who grind. All labour is not yet driven into factories; often where it is there is no necessity for it, save again the profit-tyranny. People engaged in all such labour need by no means be compelled to pig together in close city quarters. There is no reason why they should not follow their occupations in quiet country homes, in industrial colleges, in small towns, or, in short, where they find it happiest for them to live. ED TOWNS AND BEWILDERING FACTORIES ARE SIMPLY THE OUTCOME OF THE PROFIT SYSTEM CAPITALISTIC MANUFACTURE CAPITALISTIC LAND OWNING AND CAPITALISTIC EXCHANGE FORCE MEN INTO BIG CITIES IN ORDER TO MANIPULATE THEM IN THE INTERESTS OF CAPITAL THE SAME TYRANNY CONTRACTS THE DUE SPACE OF THE FACTORY SO MUCH THAT FOR INSTANCE THE INTERIOR OF A GREAT WEAVING SHED IS ALMOST AS RIDICULOUS A SPECTACLE AS IT IS A HORRIBLE ONE THERE IS NO OTHER NECESSITY FOR ALL THIS SAVE THE NECESSITY FOR GRINDING PROFITS OUT OF MEN'S LIVES AND OF PRODUCING CHEAP GOODS FOR THE USE AND SUBJECTION OF THE SLAVES WHO GRIND ALL LABOR IS NOT YET DRIVEN INTO FACTORIES OFTEN WHERE IT IS THERE IS NO NECESSITY FOR IT SAVE AGAIN THE PROFIT TYRANNY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN ALL SUCH LABOR NEED BY NO MEANS BE COMPELLED TO PICK TOGETHER IN CLOSE CITY QUARTERS THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THEIR OCCUPATIONS IN QUIET COUNTRY HOMES IN INDUSTRIAL COLLEGES IN SMALL TOWNS OR IN SHORT WHERE THEY FIND IT HAPPIEST FOR THEM TO LIVE
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