Toward a Theory of 100% Utilization

This article argues for the increasing relevance of material limitations to discrete computing across a variety of humanistic disciplines and political tendencies. Specifically, these limits are represented by the realization that "Moore's law," or the liability of the number of semiconductors within the same physical package to double every two years, is not sustainable. Putting the "end of Moore's law" into dialogue with Marx's theory of the reserve army of labor, this article develops a similar concept with regard to the application of technology to contend that the human and technological components of capitalism are, together, approaching a critical juncture.