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Re:Degrees of Wealth by iambateman on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:24AM (#49197991)
I would say this is true, but should be understood in the context of sharecropping, Jim crow, and slavery as a long and continuous outworking of poorly-checked capitalism.

I’m not saying that you meant to say that it’s our first round with this…just pointing out that Americans have significant experience at maintaining a underclass.

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Re:Degrees of Wealth by steveBK123 on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:50AM (#49198314)
Right, it's not the first time we've built upon a permanent underclass, but it feels like a quiet reversion that doesn't get a lot of attention.

Arguably migrant workers working the harvests on farms is similar and bridges the Jim Crow era to now, but that has been more behind the scenes and didn't have the veneer of "tech".

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