Böhm-Bawerk argued that capitalist production is inherently "roundabout." We invest time and resources into producing capital goods (machines, tools, training) rather than consuming directly. Why? Because than direct methods.

Böhm-Bawerk argued that this transformation was a logical impossibility. He showed that if you try to reconcile the two volumes, the entire labor theory of value collapses. If capital (machines, time) contributes to value independent of labor, then Marx’s core premise is false.

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