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Thus why the category Petit-Bourgeois exists. They work while aspiring to be bourgeois or work while using Capital. Capitalism is, at the end of the day, a profit calculator and consumes all without discrimination. All are forced, under Capitalism, to live under it and obey its rules, to do so is to proclaim yours and Capitalism’s death.

Regardless, things like co-ops do exist and are way more progressive under Capitalism than a Company/Corporation. However, they still have to extract Surplus Value to live another day as a co-op or face mass-unemployment. Regardless, a distinction must be made between bosses/CEOs and Capitalists. The former works to ensure the company’s survival; the latter is concerned with extracting Surplus Value, centralizing as much Surplus Value as humanly possible between themself and their friends and invest as much Capital is needed to get as much Surplus Value as they desire (but never feel fulfilled). Nonetheless, the former cannot even be nor feel to be a petit-bourgeois as they don’t own the Means of Production like their fellow prole. The term for them would essentially be a labour aristocrat as they still work but do live a more comfortable life, even if they still have to work harder to not get replaced.

And of course, to return to the Petit-Bourgeoisie, they have to learn to give in as they still remember the days of laboring and have an effective pro-worker class consciousness unlike the Bourgeoisie. However, dependent on their level of accumulation and Capital, some will swing hard with Workers and others will forge a petty alliance with the Bourgeoisie. Nonetheless, how one comports themself is dependent on them and how much they can actually see beyond the superficial details to see and fathom how complicated the Economic and Social mechanisms are. And like a cigar, there are many ways to smoke one, but so few lead to a good taste without harming another person.

But the Petite-Bourgeois definitely had their moments as friends to the Proletariat. One has to look to the PRC and USSR and how they handled their Petite-Bourgeoisie. The former forged a strong alliance (through New Democracy), yet the Workers led the revolution while the National and Petite-Bourgeoisie lead the development of the economy. Moreover, the Petite-Bourgeoisie was granted a voice until they became Bourgeois; even so, they were more inclune to relinquish their assets to their respective commune even before they even became Bourgeoisie (because they already developed the forces and means of production enough where things can start going). The USSR, like the PRC, did use the Petite-Bourgeoisie, but, unlike the PRC, limited in their voice in the Supreme Soviet (one has to still remember that the Workers where still in high fervor). In both cases, rarely did a Petite became full Bourgeois; withal, most integrated and became part of the Collectives/Communes considering they didn’t had to abide to Capitalist structures and Capitalist economics to live another day.

All-in-all, the World is messy and the Petite-Bourgeoisie are dying thanks to Capitalism exercizing them outta existence.