Send us a textIn this episode of Fascinating!, Rik from Planet Vulcan dissects the life and legacy of Karl Marx, one of Earth’s most influential yet controversial figures. Marx’s ideas, which sparked revolutions and shaped the 20th century, were rooted in his belief that all of history is a history of class struggles. With characteristic wit, Rik explores Marx’s fixation on the labor theory of value, which posits that workers create all value, and the curious absence of evolutionary thinking in his worldview—despite being a contemporary of Darwin.Rik also takes us through the influence of Hegel’s dialectic on Marx, tracing how the dream of a classless society led to misguided attempts at social engineering and economic planning. Was Marxism a revolutionary new idea or just another form of religious dogma? Tune in as Rik unpacks Marx’s vision, the unintended consequences of his legacy, and why the Vulcan mission remains focused on advocating evolutionary thinking over centralized control.

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