Division of Labor, Co-Operation, Co-Authorship

Marx does not have far to look for examples of Division of Labor.  There are some right in front of him, the German Ideology, for example.  Plainly, he and Engels constitute a work-force, the organization of which they determine in the process. While some of their Co-Operation may be excitingly creative, other tasks, e. g. editing, collating, etc., may be drudgery.  Furthermore, it is not unreasonable to assume that the fulfillment of biological needs in the courses of their projects are a means to optimum production, or, conversely that they are not exerting themselves as a means to passively enjoyed rewards.  So, the German Ideology itself offers a counter-example to passages within that repudiate Division of Labor per se and promote leisure.  Its co-authors thus gloss over the more specific source of exploitation--the appropriation of the product of Division of Labor by ownership of the Means of Production that is not among its Co-Operators--which can obtain in the case of a work-force of one.