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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by collyw on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:33AM (#14837014)
"The fact that the slave economy was widespread hundreds of years ago and today lends credence to its utility."
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by em3rgent0rdr on Monday July 24, 2017 @02:20PM (#14841189)
The slave economy is not prevalent today. That is because ultimately slavery is not terribly utilitarian, since slaves don't make for good employees and consumers.
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by dsfyu404ed on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:53PM (#14840111)
Slavery built the pyramids. Smallpox existed hundreds of years ago. Nobody's in a hurry to get those back.
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