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,P[] RELATIONS >E PLAY$ \T ON ! /AGE ( DESIRE4 ,A VALU$ OBJECT IS A DESIR$ OBJECT4 ,VALUE IS A MEANS ?R\< :I* CULTURE EFFECTS DESIRE4 ,IDEOLOGY & CULTURE EFFECT P[] RELATIONS ?R\< ! M$IUM ( VALUE1 :]EAS RAW CO]CION IS ! SIMPLE IMPOSITION ( ! DESIRE ( ONE BODY ON ANO!R1 AGA9/ ! GRA9 ( ! LATT]'S DESIRE4 

,CULTURE & CAPITALISM HAVE BECOME 9T]P5ETRAT+ VALUE SY/EMS4 ,= CAPITALISM TO FUNCTION IT MU/ P5ETRATE CULTURE2 IT MU/ OV]COME VALUE SY/EMS ?AT CONTRADICT IT4 ,PREVI\SLY1 ! IMMAT]IAL WAS \TSIDE ! DOMA9 ( CAPITAL1 H[EV] AS CAPITAL'S DOMA9 GR[S & TE*NOLOGY *ANGES1 IT 9*ES FUR!R & FUR!R 9TO ! IMMAT]IAL4 ,IMAGES & 9=MATION >E N[ VALUABLE COMMODITIES4 ,! RANGE ( OBJECTS1 EMOTIONS & CONCEPTS ?AT >E R$UC$ TO A MONET>Y VALUE BECOMES GREAT] AS CAPITAL'S P5ETRATION 9TO CULTURE GR[S4 ,\R [N CULTURAL LIMITATIONS ON CAPITAL >E %R9K+4 ,JU/ICE AS AN 0EYE = AN EYE0 IS A MORAL EQUATION :I* PREC$$ CAPITALISM4 ,JU/ICE IS A VALUE SY/EM ?AT HAS YET TO BE COMPLETELY SUBSUM$ BY CAPITALI/ LOGIC1 BUT IT HAS BECOME ADAPT$ TO CAPITAL'S NE$S4 ,! BLOOD LU/ = PUNI%M5T SOLD ON ,T,V COP %[S MAY FUNCTION = ! B5EFIT ( CAPITAL BUT ITS DRIV+ =CE IS DI/9CT FROM PR(IT4 ,CAPITALISM WAS ONCE JU/ ONE VALUE SY/EM AMONG MANY2 N[ IT IS ! SY/EM :I* ATTEMPTS TO TRANS=M ALL O!R SY/EMS 9TO ITSELF4 

,:5 ! ,BRITI% & ,G]MAN BANANA PLANTATION [N]S FIR/ TRI$ TO GET ! ,BAKW]I ( ,WE/ ,CAM]OON TO WORK = !M1 FEW ,BAKW]I W\LD SUBMIT4 ,?OSE ?AT AVOID$ PLANTATION WORK ?\<T ?AT WORK]S W]E MEMB]S ( A WIT*CRAFT ASSOCIATION4 ,!Y BELIEV$ ?AT ! WORK]S KILL$ !IR RELATIVES & *ILDR5 BY TURN+ !M 9TO ZOMBIES & MAK+ !M WORK ON SOME F> AWAY M\NTA91 :]E ! WIT* MA/]S HAD A MOD]N T[N4 ,9 ! #a#i#eS ! ,BAKW]I CULTIVAT$ BANANAS COLLECTIVELY1 & ! WIT*CRAFT /OPP$4 ,9 ! #a#i#fS :5 ! PRICE ( BANANAS FELL ! WIT*ES CAME BACK4 ,! ELD]S SAID ?AT NO ONE %\LD PICK MONEY (F ! GR\ND BECAUSE MONEY WAS BE+ SCATT]$ BY ,FR5*M5 TO DRAW M5 TO ! WAT]SIDE :]E !Y W\LD BE EMPLOY$ AS ZOMBIES TO CON/RUCT A NEW H>BOR4 ,!SE /ORIES ( ZOMBIES & WIT*CRAFT MU/ HAVE DISC\RAG$ NOT A FEW ,BAKW]I FROM 5GAG+ 9 WAGE LABOR & = A GOOD REASON3 !Y >E 9 A S5SE TRUE /ORIES4 ,ZOMBIES >E DEAD & WAGE LABOR SUCKS ! LIFE-BLOOD \T ( WORK]S4 ,= ?OSE ?AT HAVE A NON-CAPITALI/ SY/EM ( VALUE CIRCULATION & PRODUCTION1 WAGE LABOR IS (T5 9COMPREH5SIBLE & UNNECESS>Y4 ,! NE$ = MONEY MU/ BE IMPOS$4 ,PEOPLE ONLY SUBMIT TO WAGE LABOR :5 !Y >E NO LONG] SELF SUFFICI5T1 ! !FT ( PEASANT L&S IS (T5 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT WILL TURN PEASANTS 9TO WORK]S4 ,BAKW]IS ?AT REFUS$ TO WORK ON PLANTATIONS CONT9U$ TO UND]/& WAGE LABOR FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( !IR [N CULTURAL LOGIC & NOT ?AT ( CAPITAL4 

,CULTURES ?AT /ILL CONSID] ?AT C]TA9 OBJECTS CAN NEV] BE SOLD & ?US HAVE EXCLUSIVELY QUALITATIVE VALUE1 REVEAL TO US ! BRUTAL 9DISCRIM9ACY ( ! G5]AL EQUIVAL5T1 BY />K CONTRA/4 ,MONEY IS AFT] ALL ! MO/ 9DISCRIM9ATE ( :ORES4 ,9 ! ,NEW ,GU9EA REGION1 ,KULA >M %ELLS & NECKLACES CIRCULATE AMONG MANY ISL&S & EV5TUALLY RETURN TO !IR ORIG9 ?R\< A S]IES ( GIFT DONATIONS4 ,! ONLY TIME ?AT !Y >E TRAD$ IS :5 A Y\NG MAN RECEIVES HIS FIR/ KULA %ELL4 ,ON ?AT OCCASION ! %ELL CAN ONLY BE TRAD$ = SPECIFIC RE/RICT$ TYPES ( GOODS & S]VICES4 ,KULA %ELLS >E GIFTS ?AT CEM5T TRADE P>TN]%IPS1 BUT !Y MU/ EV5TUALLY BE RECIPROCAT$ IF A TRADE P>TN]%IP IS TO CONT9UE4 ,KULA %ELLS >E GIV5 NAMES & >E SAID TO NOT EV] DIE1 !IR ORIG9 & PA? IS REMEMB]$2 !Y !RE=E BR+ FAME TO KULA GIV]S4 ,! GIV+ & RECEIV+ ( KULA %ELLS /RUCTURES A TRADE NETWORK BUT KULA %ELLS >E NOT M]ELY A MEANS TO ACQUIRE GOODS1 !Y ALSO G5]ATE PRE/IGE = ! DONOR4 ,?US ?IS TRADE NETWORK DOES NOT ONLY PRODUCE ECONOMIC VALUE BUT ALSO SOCIAL VALUE4 ,! PRE/IGE GA9$ BY GIV+ KULA %ELLS CANNOT BE COMP>$ ) ! /ATUS ACQUIR$ ) ! PUR*ASE ( A CONSUM] ITEM4 ,9 ,NEW ,GU9EA PRE/IGE IS GA9$ SL[LY1 ?R\< A COMPLEX ( RELATION%IPS1 IT HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) /ATUS ?AT CAN BE IMM$IATELY B\<T4 ,! DAY ! KULA %ELL IS TRAD$ = MONEY ! 5TIRE VALUE SY/EM & TRADE NETWORK REGULAT$ BY ! KULA %ELL WILL BEG9 TO TRAVEL D[N ! PA? ( ITS [N DE/RUCTION4 

,! ,TIV ( C5TRAL ,NIG]IA HAD #c CATEGORIES ( FL[S3 CONSUM] GOODS1 PRE/IGE GOODS1 & WOM5 & *ILDR54 ,:5 ! MONEY ECONOMY 9T]V5$ 9 ! ,TIV ECONOMY1 MONEY WAS CATEGORIZ$ AS AN OBJECT ( PRE/IGE4 ,MONEY CROSS$ OV] ! TRADITIONAL B\ND>IES BETWE5 CATEGORIES BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO BE US$ TO BUY CONSUM] GOODS BY MALE M]*ANTS :5 PREVI\SLY ONLY WOM5 DEALT 9 CONSUM] GOODS4 ,?IS IS JU/ ONE ( 9NUM]ABLE EXAMPLES 9 :I* MONEY HAS 9S]T$ ITSELF 9TO A NON-CAPITALI/ ECONOMY & BROK5 D[N ITS CATEGORIES ( VALUE4 

,CAPITALISM BECOMES HEGEMONIC BY B5D+ O!R SY/EMS ( VALUE TO ITS LOGIC4 ,CAPITALISM IS A VIRUS BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT !RE >5'T ?OSE :O PRODUCE ITS ANTIBODIES4 ,TO ,KILL ,K+ ,ABACUS IS TO DE/ROY ! CAPITALI/ EQUATION1 ! ME*ANISM ( VALUE ?AT IS TRY+ TO R$UCE LIFE ITSELF TO A M]E QUANTITY4 ,!RE >E MOM5TS 9 :I* CULTURE SL[S ! SPREAD ( CAPITAL1 :]E CULTURAL SY/EMS ( VALUE RESI/ !IR [N TRANS=MATION 9TO CAPITALI/ VALUE4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT NON-CAPITALI/ =MS ( VALUE >E !RE=E LIB]ATORY4 ,CULTURE IS AN 9EFFECTIVE WEAPON AGA9/ AU?ORITY4 ,CULTURE CODIFIES RELATION%IPS & IS A MEANS ?R\< :I* AU?ORITY IS CON/RUCT$4 ,CULTURE1 CAPITAL1 JU/ICE & LAW ALL HAVE !IR [N SCALES TO WEI< BEHAVIOR4 ,!Y MEASURE1 JUDGE & *ANNEL HUMAN ACTION2 !Y >E ALL CO]CIVE4 ,9 ! ABS5CE ( VALUE SY/EMS DESIRE %OOTS 9 NEW DIRECTIONS4 ,9SURRECTION IS DESIRE REBELL+ AGA9/ VALUE4 

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