Marx does talk about precious/luxury goods in Capital volume 1 actually. If I remember right he specifically talks about pearls and paintings. But if I remember right he doesn’t define paintings as commodities, since their value can’t be reproduced through the same methods, since the value comes from the rarity associated with the artist. He says something similar about pearls too.
But that poster is completely wrong. Gold doesn’t take labor to mine out of the ground? Diamonds don’t take labor to mine or synthesize? What
Marx does talk about precious/luxury goods in Capital volume 1 actually. If I remember right he specifically talks about pearls and paintings. But if I remember right he doesn’t define paintings as commodities, since their value can’t be reproduced through the same methods, since the value comes from the rarity associated with the artist. He says something similar about pearls too.
But that poster is completely wrong. Gold doesn’t take labor to mine out of the ground? Diamonds don’t take labor to mine or synthesize? What