How Newspapers Become"Necessary Means of Living"for Workers
The examination of Karl Marx's 1862 thesis regarding newspapers as a vital necessity for British workers commenced in China in 1984.This article delves deeper into this topic by focusing on Marx's emphasis on the spiritual consumption of workers under the notion of"free consciousness".From the author's perspective,the British press was indeed considered a"necessary means of life"with"low price elasticity".The demand,reading habits,and purchasing behavior of workers regarding newspapers were not merely emerging phenomena in the mid-19th century,but rather reflected the enduring spiritual needs of workers who identified as"free individuals"with a consciousness of independence.By contextualizing the discourse within the framework of the relationship between"workers"and"slaves,"Marx not only revealed how the monetary dynamics masked the subordination of workers to capitalists behind the facade of"freedom,"but also underscored the revolutionary potential inherent in the free consciousness of workers.
newspaperworkers'necessary means of lifeconsciousness of freedomKarl MarxFredrich Engels
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