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Re:Time is the only real currency we have by clairity on Saturday April 25, 2020 @04:11PM (#22981038)
> "...it’s wrong to assume labor is the underlying source of value. Labor has no intrinsic value."

primarily a value judgment stated axiomatically, rather than proof.

you could also argue that labor is the only intrinsic value, with all other value being projected onto the output as fashion.

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Re:Time is the only real currency we have by didericis on Saturday April 25, 2020 @05:27PM (#22981671)
The proof was in the counter example I provided, which is one of many. There are clearly instances where labor is present, but there isn't any value being generated. If labor had intrinsic value, that would not be the case.

I'm not discounting the value of labor relative to output, and it's clearly related to how we assign value to that output, but I think the labor theory of value is too simplistic and places too much value on labor and not enough value on utility.

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