How the barcode exploited workers | Historian David McNally
October 10, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe humble barcode revolutionized retail — but it also revolutionized labor. What started as a tool for efficiency turned into a mechanism for surveillance and speed, enabling corporations to track every second of a worker’s output. From checkout counters to warehouses, the barcode helped build the modern system of work exploitation.
#Barcode #Labor #Automation #Capitalism #HistoryOfWork
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