i disagree but we didn't know marx

if we're going by his quote

he literally wanted more important people to make more "resources" or "credits"

What does he mean by need

Need as in physical?

okay

We all need roughly the same stuff?

Like food

so someone who does manual labor gets his need

Yes

someone who is a doctor gets his need

Yes

Lemme try to make a comparison. In commie land a dude that's 6'4" and ripped would get more food than someone that is 5'2" and skinny. That is a difference in resource but not in class. They are both functioning in proportion to their needs and are coming out of that exchange in equal footing.

What is the "need"

They are functioning at the same proportional rate

but why would he say "ability" if it was the same anyway regardless of ability

And neither have more power than the other

Define "need" please

Because I can live on welfare

that's what we're arguing about Rouqen

I already said my point

But I want to be able to live lavishly

What is my need then

My want

Or my physical need

"according to his ability"

You don't get "wants"

Not in communism

Exactly

if it's both "according to his ability" and "according to his need"

it means if you do better, more important tasks, you get more

but

you at least get your need

obviously to me anyway

NO IT DOESN"T. It's FROM each according to his ability and TO each according to his need

no

it's so basic

at this point I would literally just be repeating myself

i agree to disagree

If you need the same chicken to be full at night as your neighbor, but you can make cars 2x as fast, you get the same shit, but you make 2x more cars for the society

Ability and need aren't 1 to 1