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It's the legacy of slavery. People are very uncomfortable with things that look kinda like it. The things that are actually like it (our prison system) comparat
by moultano 9y ago
It's the legacy of slavery. People are very uncomfortable with things that look kinda like it. The things that are actually like it (our prison system) comparatively pass unnoticed.
- mirimir 9y agoPerhaps. But I suspect that it's more general than that. Maybe it violates the ideal of equality. At Starbucks or Walmart, it's easy to pretend that workers are paid well enough. But when you're paying, it's in your face.
- peteretep 9y agoI mean if we're pulling reasons out of our asses, I like the idea that it's because shitty public transportation and geographic spread of more affluent areas makes the whole thing much less feasible.