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Best bits of theory to suggest a friend who feels like a failure to read for therapeutical reasons? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They're feeling like a failure because of job shit and if they get fired they're probably gonna get deported back after their family spent essentially their entire life savings (and more?) to support them studying abroad

So far I got:

Industrial Reserve Army (Reserve Army of Labor)

Tendency for Rate of Profit to fall (to understand increasing exploitation of workers)

I want to try and keep things light

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

haha fair enough, I think my friend is a little too deep for something like that to help so I'm trying a hail mary and hoping that understanding the world through a diamat lens will help him