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    It is not the case that Marx argues that subjective feelings of belonging can coexist with structural exploitation, making felt reconciliation unreliable as a diagnostic of objective alienation.

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    • 1.If subjective experience is entirely dismissible, Marx loses grounds to claim workers *should* seek liberation based on their interests.
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    • 2.Defining alienation without reference to subjective experience makes it metaphysical rather than grounded in actual human suffering.
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    • 3.Workers' autonomous self-assessment of their conditions deserves epistemic weight; experts cannot unilaterally declare their contentment false.
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    • 1.Workers can internalize oppressive conditions through ideology, making subjective satisfaction an unreliable metric of freedom.
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    • 2.Structural exploitation operates independently of consciousness; a slave may feel content but remains objectively unfree.
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    • 3.False consciousness systematically obscures material conditions, so felt belonging often reflects successful hegemonic manipulation.
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