I've forgotten who I responded to here, sory if it is a repeat. Eva I think I did have a similar question before - I don't think that the "home-industry" style production can satisfy the needs of the present number of people. Also, if we can find the sustainable means of cutting down on the soul-numbing jobs, why shouldn't we? Lets keep the capitalism created wonders of science and technology, through democratic control, let's make sure it is done sustainably and with minimal environmental degregation. I picture the next era witha minimum of rotated unwanted task, and full individual creative development. Eva > > Eva, why would we want to keep mass production; which is a > particular manifestation of capitalist production relations > pertaining to a particular accumulation regime of a particular era > in the techno-eco omic history of capitalism, for a sustainable > world may I ask. I am sorry if I am out of context here because I > didn't listen well... > > baha > > > > > >>> "Durant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/12/98 12:51 >>> > Mass production and globalisation is necessary > if we want to sustain sustainably the earth's > population. That is why we cannot go back > to some quaint early form of capitalism. > > Eva > [EMAIL PROTECTED]