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Refusal of work is behavior in which a person refuses regular employment.[1]
As actual behavior, with or without a political or philosophical program, it has been practiced by various subcultures and individuals. It is frequently engaged in by those who critique the concept of work, and it has a long history. Radical political positions have openly advocated refusal of work. From within Marxism it has been advocated by Paul Lafargue and the Italian workerist/autonomists (e.g. Antonio Negri, Mario Tronti),[1] the French ultra-left (e.g. Échanges et Mouvement); and within anarchism (especially Bob Black and the post-left anarchy tendency).[2]
- ^ a b "Refusal of work means quite simply: I don't want to go to work because I prefer to sleep. But this laziness is the source of intelligence, of technology, of progress. Autonomy is the self-regulation of the social body in its independence and in its interaction with the disciplinary norm.""What is the Meaning of Autonomy Today?" by Bifo Archived 26 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Inspiracy presents Bob Black". inspiracy.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-10.