It is always a challenge to figure out how best to explore the deeper meanings and the significance of Ernst Jünger’s 1932 book, Der Arbeiter: Herrschaft und Gestalt (The Worker: Dominion and Form). Der Arbeiter was one of Jünger’s least… Read More ›
Der Arbeiter
Compendium: How Arbeit is Converted into Geld
Multiple entries have been written to arrive at this particular one. It was established that every profession should be a “Vocation” in order to allow for the “Life-Energization Reciprocity” (LER) process. By committing their physical, mental and spiritual energy into… Read More ›
Compendium: Kapital and its Subversion of Culture
Kapital is capable of distorting perceptions, value-judgments and decision-making processes. Its effects have been studied by psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, military-industrial and labor relations scholars, anthropologists, and other non-economic and non-financial fields. All of them can be influenced by the… Read More ›
Compendium: Theories of Value (Pt. II of II)
It was established that the Theory of Value employed by the Work-Standard operates on its own paradigm. Practical applications of the Work-Standard do not rely on either the Labor Theory of Value (LTV), the Subjective and Utility Theories of Value… Read More ›
Compendium: Theories of Value (Pt. I of II)
Is the Value of a good or service determined by the value-judgments and attitudes of the beholder? Or is the Value not informed by anyone in particular and can be measured objectively? Assuming if the Value can be judged intrinsically,… Read More ›
Compendium: ‘Death-by-Overwork’, the Work-Standard’s Version of Hyperinflation
Various historical events have been cited by historians and economists alike as providing definitive examples of Hyperinflation. Weimar Germany, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, and Venezuela have been cited as contemporary examples in the past century alone. These examples are well-known cases where… Read More ›
Compendium: The Internet, the Y2K Bug, and the Work-Standard’s Mechanization Rate
Information technologies grew up alongside nuclear technologies in the wake of the Second World War. The most obvious example of their pervasive importance is of course the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW is the digital medium that everyone uses… Read More ›
An Update and Preview of “What is the ‘Splinternet?'”
To begin, I must state that as of this writing, I will be updating my PC to Windows 10 sometime this week. I don’t expect the changeover to cause any serious delays since I have a backup laptop that I… Read More ›
Compendium: Project Cybersyn and Ernst Jünger’s ‘Phonophores’ and ‘Luminar’
It is generally agreed that the Internet and smartphones are ubiquitous aspects of everyday life in the early 21st century. Everyone uses the Internet to connect with others and everyone else browses on their smartphone when the opportunity arises. It… Read More ›
Compendium: A Reading of Ernst Jünger’s Total Mobilization
It is understandable for the term ‘Total Mobilization’ to convey imagery of military preparations for an impending war. It is also inevitable for the term itself to conjure the notion of sustaining a war effort against a common enemy. This… Read More ›
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