Bataille had learned a lot from Nietzsche, and was big on making the legacy of history work for him, even when it seemed to be negative.
Thus, he understood the position of the worker as in some ways more advantageous than that of his employer, since the worker had knowledge of the nature of material reality in the way the employer didn't.
Thus, also, he took the nature of oppression, including the internalization of oppression as superego, as a providing situations laden with potential for exploration and gratification. He labeled these tendencies, to explore and self-gratify under circumstances that were oppressive overall, as "transgression".
Thus, he understood the position of the worker as in some ways more advantageous than that of his employer, since the worker had knowledge of the nature of material reality in the way the employer didn't.
Thus, also, he took the nature of oppression, including the internalization of oppression as superego, as a providing situations laden with potential for exploration and gratification. He labeled these tendencies, to explore and self-gratify under circumstances that were oppressive overall, as "transgression".
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