Labor consumption is very active in content. Labor consumption refers to the consumption of provided activities. Although the provision of such activities may be realized with the help of certain physical tools (for example, the consumption of network information needs the help of computers and other related material tools), labor consumption itself generally has no physical form. Therefore, activity is also called invisibility. That is, the process of labor consumption is also the process of labor production;
The production process and consumption process are inseparable and synchronized, which is a remarkable feature of labor consumption. In most cases, once the production process of labor services is over, the consumption process of labor services is over. Labor services cannot be retained, unlike physical consumer goods, which often enter the circulation link after the production process is over. They can be kept and transported, and their spatial position can be transferred as long as you like. Marx once described this feature of labor consumption vividly. He said: "The service provided by a singer meets my aesthetic needs, but I only enjoy activities that are inseparable from the singer. As soon as his labor stops singing, my enjoyment will be over. " That is, the provision of labor services is highly dependent on the personal ability and quality of workers;
Labor consumption has a strong dependence on labor providers themselves. Whether it is the production of physical consumer goods or labor services, it is inseparable from the combination of labor and means of production. Nevertheless, in the production process of two kinds of consumer goods, their dependence on labor and means of production is different. While affirming that the improvement of production technology and equipment can provide more favorable and convenient conditions for the production of labor services, we should also see that they cannot replace the skills and creativity of workers themselves, or more precisely, the production of labor services mainly depends on the role of labor itself and living labor, especially in the field of spiritual production, such as science, culture, art and information services, which requires extremely complicated mental work and depends more on the creative activities of workers themselves. Obviously, this is different from the situation that the organic composition of capital is improved, and the more products produced, the higher the economic benefits. In other words, due to the lack of clear objective standards, consumers' evaluation of labor consumption benefits is generally different.
Different from the physical consumer goods coming down from the production line, it is difficult to adopt a unified standard for the quality evaluation and inspection of labor consumer goods. Obviously, on the one hand, due to the subjective factors of the service personnel themselves, such as psychological state and mental outlook, even the services provided by the same service personnel may have differences in quality level. For example, even if he is a world-famous star, it is impossible to come up with wonderful technology in every game; If an average player with certain strength attaches great importance to a certain game and works hard from beginning to end, his on-the-spot performance may be pleasing to the eye. On the other hand, because consumers directly participate in the production and consumption process of labor services, their own factors such as knowledge level, hobbies, consumption preferences, consumption habits, consumption ability, etc. also directly affect the quality and effect of services. Just like traveling somewhere, some people are in high spirits and linger, while others feel dull and disappointed. If we put aside environmental factors such as scenic spots for the time being, it is likely that the service quality of tour guides and the appreciation level or ability of tourists themselves.