The Haunted Workplace: Spectral Capitalism and Dead Labor

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The workplace is dead. We all know it. Even if that knowing lays deep in our subconscious. Incapable of solidifying in the forefront of our minds. But, why? Capitalism is anything but static. Through the centuries, we've seen numerous forms emerge: Industrial Capitalism, Mixed-Economy, and even Postmodern Capitalism. But, what if, in the vein of Postmodern Capitalism, we are seeing something new emerge? Something embedded and adjacent to Marx's idea of "Dead Labor".

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Music:
I Am, Numb by Silent Collision
Tarqeq by Luke Atencio
Trees Speak by Luke Atencio
Loop in Time by A New Normal
I Am Not a Tyrant! by Ryan Taubert
Cavern by Thad Kopec
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Chapters:
0:00 I. The Haunted Workplace
03:30 II. Dead Labor
05:59 III. Spectral Capitalism pt. I
10:30 IV. Spectral Capitalism pt. II
15:33 V. Exorcising Ghosts