A society that is characterized predominantly by production directly for use is a bit different than a society characterized predominantly by production for exchange. In a society where production is directly for the use of the product, a good or commodity is only worth whatever its use-value is. This means that a product’s worth is based solely on its use to the person using it. A good example of this system would be feudalism …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…control the means of production often exploit the laborer. I would have to agree with Marx on all of the distinctions of our society. However, I feel that Marx’s use of the closed capitalist system is why he finds such flaw in it. If he were only to realize how the production of commodities, as well as the process of circulation, where values are exchanged for values, and again production, forms a continuous circuit.