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I meant it was shocking to see humans behaving so subserviently, being so at terms with their situation: making pennies for chores and yet being so hardworking. I don't want to call it slavery, but it's something around there.


I see. Is it not also difficult to understand why you–an equally realized human with so many fingers and toes–would refuse to do chores for pennies?

I recently read David Graeber's "Debt: The First 5,000 Years," and it helped explain why many find themselves (willingly?) shackled to menial labor.


It's abject poverty, it's not slavery per se but that poor guy will do anything for money




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