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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by WalterBright on Saturday June 22, 2024 @03:37PM (#40761556)
Slave labor can indeed accomplish things, but it cannot compete with free labor.
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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by BSDobelix on Sunday June 23, 2024 @05:51AM (#40766121)
>but it cannot compete with free labor.

In terms of quality you are right, in terms of quantity you are wrong (in the past), but in this day and age replacing people (slaves) with machines changes the whole thing again.

So yes, free labor with specialized people and specialized machines and cheap energy is the most competitive.

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