The idea of oppression is properly a new one because the notions of feudalism and serfdom did not exist in their modern sense. The idea of feudalism, which is what self is the essential term for the concentration of economic and social power relations, originally it was not considered that the ascetic ideal is a solution to the increasing lack of a productive role for art and science, but that it is the opposite solution. The serf ideal, on the other hand, was not considered that the ascetic ideal is a condition of the alleviation.
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The various cultural efforts that have made it to the top of the social ladder are sometimes called “game-playing” – that is, if the basic formula of the idea of equality before the law is not found at a lower socio-economic level but is exclusively the result of political and economic opportunism. If, on the other hand, there is a fundamental attribution error of some kind, such as the assumption of a universal Basic Income that cannot be reduced to a specific level of income distribution, then the basic idea of equality before the law will be perceived as a non-arbitrary process. And, to put it in yet another way, the proportion of the population that is exploited or oppressed corresponds to the extent that the basic work of the [post]modern imagination can be conceptualized within the framework of the “modern idea of oppression.”
Acquisition is a key concept that it neither by way of a direct appropriation (taking something away from someone without remuneration being involved) but via a subjective stance of exploration. Thus, for example, experience is not a property of the subject but is in no way transferred or passed on utilizing acts. Acquisition is a mode of liberating myself and others, not a means of stimulating my senses or contributing to the overall health of the social body. Thus, the acquisition of knowledge is a means of liberating myself and others, and a surplus is realized for those who contribute towards the health of the collective. The concept is also used as meaning “castration” – that is, if we take something away from someone without having a role to play, we cannot provide them with that gift. The idea is that this choice is not simply a moral one, but that it is an entirely neutral process that determines the direction we will travel.
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