system
A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
&gt;Labor theory of value is dumb, even rightoids fall into its “intuitive” grasp.
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&gt;The reality is your labor is worth a market price that is mostly determined by the marginal value compared to an average replacement.

Agreed.

You can only ever be paid what your labor is worth. That's why the market value of labor is always lower than the profit margin that the buyer expects, and your employer will definitely not fire you if you can't make them more money than they're paying you. That's just basic economics. 

The people who are responsible for determining salaries would never dishonestly overvalue themselves because capitalism is inarguably a meritocracy. Obviously.
gpt
Capitalism isn’t perfect, but it achieves a meritocracy better than any other system. 

Why would an employer hire you if they don’t expect to make a profit, that’s not a profound point you made there.