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Re:iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause ... by mgkimsal on Monday December 21, 2020 @07:27AM (#25494278)
There was a huge honking "IF" at the start of that comment...

> If these workers don't have other choice but to take that miserable paycheck or starve...

Plenty of people everywhere have other choices between one employer or starving. So, no, by that logic, any employee anywhere is not a slave.

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Re:iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause ... by MereInterest on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:53AM (#25494912)
There also needs to be a meaningful distinction between the choices. If every employer is offering the same devil's bargain, and every one leaves the person at the edge of starvation, then the freedom to choose which devil to deal with doesn't mean much.
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