Panopticon

Capitalism's two main underpinnings are control and exploitation/expropriation. While there are many sites of control they are all generally supportive of the interests of capital, namely, the endless drive to accumulate wealth. They all help to ensure that we behave so that the system continue...

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Published in:Monthly review (New York. 1949) Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11
Main Author: Yates, Michael D.
Format: Journal Article Magazine Article
Language:English
Published: New York Monthly Review Foundation, Inc 01.06.2022
Monthly Review Press
Subjects:
Business economics
Cameras
Capitalism
Economic aspects
Employers
Employment
Factories
Grocery stores
Humanity
Managerial economics
Morality
Prisoners
Robotics
Social aspects
Social control
Surveillance
Wages & salaries
Workers
United States
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Abstract Capitalism's two main underpinnings are control and exploitation/expropriation. While there are many sites of control they are all generally supportive of the interests of capital, namely, the endless drive to accumulate wealth. They all help to ensure that we behave so that the system continues to reproduce itself. Since workplaces are the sites where profits are extracted from our labor, it is here that control is most critical.
AbstractList The panopticon is a disciplinary concept brought to life in the form of a central observation tower placed within a circle of prison cells. From the tower, a guard can see every cell and inmate, but the inmates can't see into the tower. Prisoners will never know whether or not they are being watched. This was introduced by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham. It was a manifestation of his belief that power should be visible and unverifiable. Through this seemingly constant surveillance, Bentham believed all groups of society could be altered. Morals would be reformed, health preserved, industry invigorated, and so on-they were all subject to observation.1
Capitalism's two main underpinnings are control and exploitation/expropriation. While there are many sites of control they are all generally supportive of the interests of capital, namely, the endless drive to accumulate wealth. They all help to ensure that we behave so that the system continues to reproduce itself. Since workplaces are the sites where profits are extracted from our labor, it is here that control is most critical.
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Capitalism
Economic aspects
Employers
Employment
Factories
Grocery stores
Humanity
Managerial economics
Morality
Prisoners
Robotics
Social aspects
Social control
Surveillance
Wages & salaries
Workers
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