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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by HPsquared on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:43AM (#37940594)
Serfs were at least tied to the land and somewhat entitled to live there. It's a lower status than serfs.
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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by zx8080 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:21AM (#37940837)
Not human beings.

Things.

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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by Retric on Thursday October 19, 2023 @08:08AM (#37941739)
A surprisingly large number of people chose to become serfs due to the benefits it provided. It seems wacky, but companies really are treating users in ways that lords were legally prevented from treating their surfs.

The privileges vs obligations of serfdom would be unpleasant by our standards, but it wasn’t slavery.

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