alt Hacker News> a different type of slavery, just as historically there were lots of variations of slavery, with differing levels of what a slave could do
It’s not and it’s absolutely ahistoric to make this claim. (Not disputing that it’s a popular view in some circles.)
> Work for a wage (AKA sell their time and/or bodies), or die
They can change employers. Slaves can’t do that in any system. If you want a proper comparison it’s to serfdom.
>It’s not and it’s absolutely ahistoric to make this claim. (Not disputing that it’s a popular view in some circles.)
So, there has only ever been one type of slavery, and all slaves had the exact same set of restrictions? Yeah, nah, not with you on that.
And just because a wage slave can switch from McDonalds to Taco Bell, does not make them any less slaves.
You seem very tied to a very specific conception of slavery that only matches African-American slaves in the US. There is far more to it; it's about freedom. And if you think being poor your whole life, being allowed to switch fast food joints, never getting ahead and never having a chance to get ahead, never having any land because it's all already owned, that all that is freedom, well, you clearly have a different conception of freedom than I do, and I would never want to be subjected to yours.
Capitalism is really good at convincing people that this is the only way things can be, and freedom is the ability to sell your body and time. I reject that completely.