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If the proverbial 'man from mars' took a look at developed Western society what might he see? A middle aged man gets up at 7am and climbs into a car, convenient
by ganonm 7y ago
If the proverbial 'man from mars' took a look at developed Western society what might he see? A middle aged man gets up at 7am and climbs into a car, conveniently parked right beside the shabby dwelling he sleeps in. He then spends the next 18 hours ferrying other people from location to location stopping only to use the toilet. He eats when he can - maybe a rushed sandwich during a 5 minute quiet period until he is again summoned to the next person. At the end of the day he returns to his starting point and, exhausted, collapses into his bed. The next day he repeats this.
The man from mars concludes that this person must be a slave.
- elken 7y agoCould you not apply the same logic to any occupation? I get out of bed, head to an office and build software on the orders of those who pay me, I get summoned to meetings at their behest, I work long hours, only stopping to go to the toilet, I too get home and collapse into bed to repeat the next day.
- Spooky23 7y agoNo, man from Mars sees somebody who is poor.
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