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minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·3 days agoWe never got rid of slavery, we just made them responsible for their own food and housing.
minus-squareTrollception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·3 days agoThat’s quite disrespectful to compare what we have today to actual slavery.
minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoThat exact response prevents us from properly evaluating our situation. Wage slavery is slavery
minus-squareJiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoyes, not every slavery, even historically, has been chattel slavery
minus-squareVanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoIt’s slavery with gaming qualities and objectives, like kids at a summer camp. Maybe if I get a few more tokens, I can buy a tshirt.
We never got rid of slavery, we just made them responsible for their own food and housing.
That’s quite disrespectful to compare what we have today to actual slavery.
That exact response prevents us from properly evaluating our situation.
Wage slavery is slavery
yes, not every slavery, even historically, has been chattel slavery
It’s slavery with gaming qualities and objectives, like kids at a summer camp. Maybe if I get a few more tokens, I can buy a tshirt.