What is meant by material life? What does Marx and Engel mean by the phrases "intercourse of individuals" and "conditions of self-activity"? How do these two terms relate to each other? How is "self-activity" of an individual related to which states that the people should work for a greater good or common interest of the community? What does Marx and Engel mean exactly by the use of the word "fetter" in this passage?

M and E mean by material life is working in the community who work just to make money. Everyone's material life differs because some people make more money that others. The phrase "intercourse of individuals" is the dealings and communications between people in the community. Marx and Engels ties these two concepts together to show where the competition and differing ideology stems from. The "self-activity" of an individual relates to which states the people should work for a greater good or common interest of the community will differ from a person in the labour class than a person in the bourgeoisie to the proletariat. A fetter is defined as shackle for the ankles and feet. Marx and Engels claims that a the individual is formed within the class. Showing that the person is fixed and cannot move freely. For example, their ideology will be fixed according to the class the individual is in.