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Comment by calvinmorrison

5 hours ago

most of my earnings go to my employer too... we bill clients at X and I get a small portion of it

Exactly. As slave as them.

  • Not an apt metaphor because we can just walk away and never see our employers again if that’s our free will.

    • I know we're getting deep in the meta discussion but the free will that you're describing involves basically starving to death. Sure, you can walk away but unless you're well off, we all basically live in the same society that makes sure you are ALWAYS dependent on some kind of wage. You cannot live off the land, build housing, or eat food without some kind of income in the modern world. And thus the concept of wage slave.

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