But it is only the process of the act becoming fixed by something outside itself, the domination of one thing over another, that anarchy strips away. The anarchy created through the spirit is only a negation of limitation, not of freedom. The worker is related to the product of his labor as to an alien object. It is the same as in religion. The more man puts into God, the less he retains in himself.
Social life is essentially practical.
All mysteries which mislead theory to mysticism find their rational solution in human practice and in the comprehension of this practice. In general it is this unpaid labor which maintains all the non-working members of society. The aim of production is, so to speak, henceforth within itself. Originally, of course, the increase of production was due to the increasing requirements of the consumers, and the new mechanism of production was created in view of satisfying this growing demand. Thus, for the first time, excessive production is rendered possible.