Re: [microsound] 1D

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pelagius pelagius wrote:

> The word "labor" keeps popping up and I don't know if either of you 
> are implying a political dimension to this discussion 

Absolutely!

> but that word certainly pushes those buttons for me.  I just want to 
> point out that as someone who's only real jobs have been sitting 
> behind a computer, I connect the computer far more closely to the idea 
> of "labor" than any physical activities. 

As you should.  And like other kinds of labor, it carries its own 
problems--difficulties with the hands and eyes after prolonged use.  The 
friends I have who work with computers all day, never seem to turn them 
on at home.

> The frustration, drudgery, immobility, etc. of computer work is the 
> contemporary "sweat."  But I may be totally misunderstading the use of 
> the term "labor theory."  Read the below paragraph and replace 
> "musician" with "employee", "audience" with "manager."  PS I'm writing 
> this message from work.
>
I think you got it right.  But there still some other kind of labor out 
there that is far more difficult and dangerous.  I used to work on 
pile-driving and demolition crews when I was younger.  I'd take a 
computer any day.

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