This is an extreme and poignant caricature of the labor market in general as vast numbers of people experience it. Not to minimize what's happening here: extrem

This is an extreme and poignant caricature of the labor market in general as vast numbers of people experience it. Not to minimize what's happening here: extreme financial pressure with very high stakes is not rare. It's disturbing to see the extremes because there's no hard line between normal labor and this, it's really a continuum. Aside from enforcement and regulation, what really prevents these exploitative forms of labor from spreading?