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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

I think it’s more accurate to think of you trapping humans in your basement and leaving them a bag of groceries every once in a while. Then you go down there and take whatever they cooked with the produce. They get to eat what they make, you just get the leftovers. They also can’t leave.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

So… capitalism?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

No under capitalism the owner gets everything what you make and they will reward you with just enough scraps to keep working.

Joking aside, bees technically have the freedom to escape captivity and leave their hive. I think that is a spot on comparison to how work and living in society is often made up to be a voluntary choice and we're free to go live elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"Worker bees can leave

Even drones can fly away

The queen is their slave"

~ Chuck Palahniuk

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