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thenewgreen  ·  3888 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An interesting question

    Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work.
-wikipedia

Who amongst us isn't "bought and sold" based on our abilities? I think the key difference here is the word "forced." I have an option as to whether I decide to work tomorrow. It could be that I work for a company that mistreats me, abuses me and degrades me but I choose to show up. Having that choice makes all the difference.

Also, there's nothing wrong with unpaid interns.