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?
Asking which class self-employed people belong to is like asking which gender German people are.
Germans don’t all have the same gender, and self-employed people don’t all have the same class.
“Self employed” is a label born of capitalist/liberal thought patterns, that’s why it doesn’t make sense from a materialist perspective.
You got this. Next time the answer isn’t obvious, check the terminology and definitions you’re working with for contradictions.
Noted