Contrary to popular opinion, Marx was not against branding or mass production. The only thing Marx could be against for something like this is the implication that it’s made via exploitation. Which, I think any product these days even something from “communist” China is clearly unable to avoid that.
Marx didn’t even mind some forms of trade and commerce. Especially for luxury goods like cigarettes. He thought the practice would die naturally as we normalized communism but would probably not have balked at something like this.
Contrary to popular opinion, Marx was not against branding or mass production. The only thing Marx could be against for something like this is the implication that it’s made via exploitation. Which, I think any product these days even something from “communist” China is clearly unable to avoid that.
Marx didn’t even mind some forms of trade and commerce. Especially for luxury goods like cigarettes. He thought the practice would die naturally as we normalized communism but would probably not have balked at something like this.