Alienation

             Alienation .
            
             Throughout history money, wealth and capitalism have dictated the way of life for the general public. The wealthy keep their money and lead the good life style while the poor work for the rich. This is the reality of the capitalist society that surrounded Karl Marx in the 19th century. The capitalist revolution is quickly becoming a global phenomenon and the rich or bourgeoisie will get richer and gain more control over the working class. Marx believed that this was happening because of the way laborers are alienated from their work, them selves, their co-workers and eventually almost every aspect of their life. The alienation of a laborer is a gradual process, but none the less one that is hard to stop. .
             The workers in a capitalist society are first alienated from their work or productive capability. Workers do not work for themselves to satisfy their own needs. Instead they are working for someone else who pays them a wage for the labor they do. The laborer has no choice but to obey the will of their boss because they need their wages to live. With the payment of wages both the worker and the capitalist believe that the productive activity belongs to the capitalist. Because the productive activity belongs to the capitalist and they decide what gets to be done with it we can rightfully say that the workers are alienated from that activity. What was once a stimulating and fulfilling activity is now boring and tiresome because the process and the end result is owned by someone else and the compensation for that labor is measly.
             Workers also end up being alienated from the product they produce. The product of their labor does not belong to them, and they cannot use it to satisfy their basic needs. The product belongs to the capitalists, who do what ever they wish with it. Which usually means that the product is sold for a profit.