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Why does this strike me as just a 21st Century variation upon the "mining town Company Store" concept?
by MrZongle2 7y ago
Why does this strike me as just a 21st Century variation upon the "mining town Company Store" concept?
- briandear 7y agoYou don’t have to buy an Apple product.
- moate 7y agoYou don't have to work in the mine. Metaphor still works.
- svachalek 7y agoPeople did have to work at the mine. At first because they needed to eat, and later because they were in "debt" to the company store, thus the term "debt slavery". I'm not quite seeing how this is comparable to a consumer product decision.