"In capitalist economies, work becomes less of an expression of oneself, less an embodiment of the common good, and more a means of acquisition. This longing for acquisition, in turn, becomes more insatiable with each passing day. Work in this economy places workers in an insoluble dilemma: work is owned by another, for the profit of another; the products of my work are valuable only insofar as they can be exchanged for other products; but workers will never amass the profits necessary for the satisfaction of acquisitive desires. Workers, in short, become alienated from their work: unable to acquire the requisite goods, unable to own the products of their labors. Rather than self-expression, work becomes slavery under a new name."
- David H. Jensen, "Responsive Labor" p. 29
