pettend@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoAlways look on the bright side of lifelemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1925arrow-down143
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minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoI’m not at all excusing it, but don’t prisoners technically get paid for their work? It’s just some horrifically pathetic wage like $0.50/hr or something like that.
minus-squarethemoken@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·11 months agoEarning a pittance doesn’t mean they’re not slaves. They’re slaves because they can’t quit. Prisoners have basically zero agency in their lives.
minus-squarecheesepotatoes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoSlavery doesn’t have anything to do with compensation. Slavery is about the absence of choice.
minus-squareadr1an@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoWorker’s rights, unions, and the choice to quit…
I’m not at all excusing it, but don’t prisoners technically get paid for their work? It’s just some horrifically pathetic wage like $0.50/hr or something like that.
Earning a pittance doesn’t mean they’re not slaves. They’re slaves because they can’t quit. Prisoners have basically zero agency in their lives.
Slavery doesn’t have anything to do with compensation. Slavery is about the absence of choice.
You are not wrong
Worker’s rights, unions, and the choice to quit…