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> robber barons You mean, like, people who did productive business? How dare they!
by microcolonel 9y ago
> robber barons
You mean, like, people who did productive business? How dare they!
- jandrese 9y agoHow dare they ruthlessly exploit a powerless serf class and the natural environment for their personal gain! Wait, that's exactly what we're saying.
- microcolonel 9y agoWelcome to the mid 1800s, where almost everyone is a serf almost everywhere, and the only way that'll change is through a revolution in industry, supported by uncoerced but nonetheless low-brow, hard, and nearly thankless labour.
- jandrese 9y agoWell, that and the invention of the living wage concept and a complete shakeup of the nation's economy from the great depression and two world wars.