https://www.irrgang.dev/tags/moral/ Recent content in Moral on IRRGANG.DEV Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US © 2026 Dennis Irrgang · [Legal notice](/legal-notice/) · [Privacy](/privacy-policy/) Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:11:02 +0000 https://www.irrgang.dev/inheritance-inequality-and-the-price-of-birth/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:11:02 +0000 https://www.irrgang.dev/inheritance-inequality-and-the-price-of-birth/ <h2 class="relative group">Introduction: Hägglund’s critique of time and its limitations <div id="introduction-hägglunds-critique-of-time-and-its-limitations" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#introduction-h%c3%a4gglunds-critique-of-time-and-its-limitations" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Life:_Secular_Faith_and_Spiritual_Freedom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Martin Hägglund’s <em>This Life</em></a> got me thinking with its fundamental ethical critique of capitalism. His central thesis: our lifetime is our most precious asset, and yet in the capitalist system it is put to work, controlled by others, exploited. We work more efficiently, more productively—and yet we do not get this time back. It flows into profits, not into freedom.</p>