労働力しか売るものがなかった時代から、人生そのものを売る時代へ

ビジネス日本語講座 · Aug 21, 2026 · 12m

What happens when people stop selling only their labor and begin selling their entire lives? In this episode, I use Marx’s ideas about labor and alienation as a starting point to examine YouTube and social media. Today, poverty, loneliness, unemployment, failure, daily routines, and even private emotions can become content. Some creators sell vulnerability, while others sell expertise, status, and authority. Although these strategies look completely different, both can turn the self into a product. If escaping corporate employment means putting our private lives on the market instead, an…