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Paulo Freire's Perpetual Cultural Revolution

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Work Is Not Work

Work is not work because of the greater or lesser physical effort expended in it by the acting organism. Action must result insignificant products which, while distinct from the active agent at the timea soy, condition him and become the object of his reflection. As men act upon the world, effectively transforming it by their work, their con ness is in turn, historically and culturally conditioned through the inversion of practice. So when you are bringing your vision into the world, you are doing work that sets you free. When you do work for somebody else, you are enabling them to see themselves as creator. But you're no different than a horse or a tool that's bringing their vision into the World

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