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[–] Kolibri@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the parts of Capital where Marx refers to dead labor, he actually means it literally and means skeletons doing a lot of labor in society

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

nerd Um actually, that refers to a different form of skeletons, called commodities

Smh, skeleton warriors are reserve army of labor(ers)

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

when you have a large reserve army of labor the few people actually working are a skeleton crew

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

"They're a good way to AFK level your defensive skills in Skyrim"

  • Marx, probably
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Skeleton Warriors, as defined by James Stephanie Sterling? Like Randy Pitchford, Bobby Kotick, or other cu-

https://youtu.be/a3ZlpTp_dJA?t=11

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[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

SKELETON WARRIORS

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

Friggin' bonies! We need Marx from christmas way future to smash them with his cane! Oh crap!

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Marx was more of a Spiral Zone guy

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

SURRENDER... OR PAY THE CONSEQUENCES! capitalist-laugh

(song fucking slaps)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO2Cd9tyUvY

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just something about those 80's cartoon openings

Probably just the fact that they knew they had to hook our small brains immediately or we might change the channel

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spiral Zone was like the prototype Command and Conquer, setting and even vibes-wise.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck

You're absolutely right

Earth's most powerful soldiers = GDI

Damn

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

The Zone guys definitely have NOD style combat bikes and bio weapons.

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[–] Wisp@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

they’re mid since pretty much any dispel nukes them. Mass necromancers is still a fun, though meme strat however

[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Skeletons = infrastructure of the body

Skeleton warriors are just armed proletarians

[–] blame@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

Are skeleton warriors working class?

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Marx was a Boglins guy. Engels was into Skeleton Warriors. Both of them hated Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.

[–] Jobasha@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Did Marx account for the Cloak of the Undead King when writing Capital?

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Probably a bunch of removed.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

The geas shapes (and maintains) the skeltal structure
The skeltal structure maintains (and shapes) the geas