• HobbitFoot
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      9 hours ago

      Slaves are more expensive since you have to treat them as capital.

      • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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        Only if they’re regulated. Or if salaried workers have any rights, since you could otherwise just conspire with other companies to push salaries down, ensuring “free” slaves collaborating individual entrepreneurs are cheaper