Question

What does Veblen mean by “exploit” and “drudgery”? What is the difference between these two? How does this difference relate to the difference between the instincts of workmanship and salesmanship?

Answer 1

WHat does exploit and drudgery means

• Exploit means something worthy and trustful
• Drudgery deals with untrusted and unworthy

Exploit have a predatory nature.

Examples of exploit are fishing, hunting and governing

It also includes killing opponent people as honourable

Drudgery deals with supiriority

For example the division of labour as men and women

The drudgery involves farming and industry where women and men are not treated the same

ITS RELATION WITH WORKMANSHIP AND SALESMANSHIP

• Workmanship is the degree of workdone or skill that we used to finish the job
• For the promotion and selling we use some certain skills and that is Salesmanship
• The exploit relates to the workmanship as the both have a worthy nature and both does some kind a same thing
• The drudgery relates to salesmanship as it is unworthy and both have a supiriority nature

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