this is precisely why socialists piss me right off. capitalism has made me a serf to the whims of the moneyed. really? pretty sure that was how it was before capitalism. In the modern age I can decide where I work, where I live, and how I spend my time away from work. Oh what's that? In socialism the government would decide all that for me to best maximize my productivity? What then, is the difference between those pesky nobles and the state? Nobles tell you what to do so that you will best serve noble interests. The state tells you what to do so that you will best serve state interests. socialism and communism are not new and they did not originate with Marx. It is the same old elitism that has been running since one ape decided that he was the alpha male and would decide what is best for the tribe. Communism is simply a reactionary form of elitism, reacting to the fact that humans have finally found a better way.