Re: THE URBAN MINER, AN EXO-INDUSTRIAL PROLETARIAN INDEPENDENT WORKER
"Mark Baugher" <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:40:01 -0700
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--Apple-Mail=_6D8B0420-A652-41FC-87A7-B3D79B61AE09 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > On Jul 29, 2026, at 07:19, John A Imani via groups.io <johnaimani3=3Dgmai= [email protected]> wrote: >=20 > THE URBAN MINER, AN EXO-INDUSTRIAL > PROLETARIAN INDEPENDENT WORKER Thanks John, I enjoyed reading your take on a type of work that is ubiquito= us in our cities today. I can send you some editorial comments, nits, in a = private email. I have two comments on your essay. 1. Deskilling is part of the process that no doubt leads some people into u= rban mining. I thought of it when you mentioned health care and how there h= as been a proliferation of "assistant" positions such as doctors assistant,= anesthesiologist assistant, nurses assistant, etc. as a means of reducing = the number of trained, credentialed workers and increase the number of less= skilled and lower-paid people. 2. Are urban miners proletarians that produce surplus value? I stopped on t= his since they work for themselves and sell their product at market rate. B= ut if we think of the collection centers as employers, then they are produc= ing surplus value to the centers. Mark -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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I can send = you some editorial comments, nits, in a private email. I have two comments = on your essay.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Deskilling is part of the proces= s that no doubt leads some people into urban mining. I thought of it when y= ou mentioned health care and how there has been a proliferation of "assista= nt" positions such as doctors assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, nurses= assistant, etc. as a means of reducing the number of trained, credentialed= workers and increase the number of less skilled and lower-paid people.</di= v><div><br></div><div>2. Are urban miners proletarians that produce surplus= value? I stopped on this since they work for themselves and sell their pro= duct at market rate. But if we think of the collection centers as employers= , then they are producing surplus value to the centers.</div><div><br></div= ><div>Mark</div><br></body></html> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> =20 You receive all messages sent to this group. =20 =20 <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42693">Vi= ew/Reply Online (#42693)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject=3DRe:%20Re= %3A%20%5Bmarxmail%5D%20THE%20URBAN%20MINER%2C%20AN%20EXO-INDUSTRIAL%20PROLE= TARIAN%20INDEPENDENT%20WORKER">Reply to Group</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject=3DPriva= te:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bmarxmail%5D%20THE%20URBAN%20MINER%2C%20AN%20EXO-INDU= STRIAL%20PROLETARIAN%20INDEPENDENT%20WORKER">Reply to Sender</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/120503234/6024700">Mute= This Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/post">New Topic</a> <br> <hr style=3D"width:25%;margin-right:100%">POSTING RULES & NOTES<br /> #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br /> #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br /> #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern.<br /> #4 Do not exceed five posts a day.<hr style=3D"width:25%;margin-right:100%"= > <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/editsub/6024700">Your Subscription<= /a> | <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/10173629/6024700/1441833971/x= yzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [[email protected]]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --Apple-Mail=_6D8B0420-A652-41FC-87A7-B3D79B61AE09--