3 ms·It's a reference to civil war era america. Elaborate user-generated-content metaphor?by JonnieCache 16y agoIt's a reference to civil war era america. Elaborate user-generated-content metaphor?philwelch 16y agoThe post Civil War South, actually. Sharecropping wasn't really a thing in the North, and before and during the Civil War, there wasn't very much sharecropping because slavery was more cost-effective.alnayyir 16y agoding ding ding. This man gets ALL the dollars.