cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/506167
When say “self-employed” I mean folks like custom-pc builders, carpenters, vulcanizers, with no additional staff.
Which class do they fall under, capitalist or proletariat? Are there some special cases regarding them?
Mostly proletariat, remember they still have to sell their labour-power. These self-employed workers don’t profit off their relation to property but off their skills and expertise. Now the moment they stop selling their own labour and start employing others to do the work is when they turn petite-bourgeois.
But remember, in the current world petite-bourgeois are always on the edge to become proletariat.
Alright, I’ll keep note of it