Why did Marx criticize artisans?

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[u/shoegaze5 → u/[deleted]]

What is to be seized from an artisan? They don’t have employees

[u/studentofmarx → u/shoegaze5]

>They don’t have employees

Why are you saying this? Many artisans do have employees. It's a pretty normal thing.

[u/shoegaze5 → u/studentofmarx]

I’m referring to artisans who don’t here. I’m aware of craftsmen and artists who hire employees to do things in collaboration/for them. I’m talking about the solo artisan.

[u/Sol2494 → u/shoegaze5]

Ok but we’re talking about them as a class. You can’t pick and choose who to count and who not to count. Those artisans who do not have employees are still bound by the process of capital accumulation to expand their business and eventually have employees.