Political Economy Criticism Of Digital Labor From The Perspective Of Digital Capitalism

From traditional capitalism to digital capitalism,digital technology has constructed a new picture of modern capitalist society,which is essentially a new form of capitalist development in the information age.The concept of "new" injects the power of "transforming corruption into magic" into capitalism in terms of the composition,function,value-added range,and means of production factors.However,in fact,there are still fundamental contradictions and crisis trends inherent in capitalism,which are factors and conditions that accumulate on a larger scale and lead to its demise.Although digital labor,as a new form of labor under the conditions of digital capitalism,has undergone tremendous changes in its Morphogenesis,in essence,capitalists use the dominant power and dominant position of digital capital to grab Surplus value greedily,and further deepen the exploitation of digital labor with the help of digital technology.Digital labor under the conditions of capitalist society belongs to capital.In digital capitalism,digital labor has not given workers more opportunities for free and comprehensive development due to the development of digital technology.Digital workers are not only gradually becoming the nourishment that drives digital technology forward,but also facing the risk of being eliminated by digital technology at any time.The theoretical essence of digital labor in capitalist Relations of production in the digital era is deeply consistent with Marx’s labor Axiology,which lays a theoretical foundation for understanding the value trend of digital labor.The development mirror image of digital capital in capitalist Relations of production in the digital era reflects the new transformation of data goods into digital capital and the new characteristics of digital capital on digital labor alienation,which confirms the presence of Marx’s Political economy criticism.Under the leadership of capital logic,capitalist Private property is still the deep root of digital labor alienation.Although the manifestations of alienation have changed,digital labor alienation has not surpassed its essence.In the face of digital labor alienation under the condition of digital capitalism Private property,how to accurately grasp and actively sublate the phenomenon of alienation has become an urgent problem in the research of digital labor alienation.The correct grasp of digital labor must be based on the basic position,viewpoint,and method of Marxism to criticize and examine the form of digital labor.When promoting the development of the digital economy,China should enhance the digital labor awareness and ability of workers,standardize the direction and track of digital economy development,be vigilant about the occurrence of digital labor alienation,and embark on a Chinese style digital economy development path.