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There has never been a situation in history where 99% of people live off a much smaller 1% of slaves. That's insane.
by moralestapia 3y ago
There has never been a situation in history where 99% of people live off a much smaller 1% of slaves. That's insane.
- logicchains 3y agoI didn't mean 99% living off 1%; I mean 100% of the society living off slave labor and only around 1% doing any real work. The slaves didn't count as people back then, similar to the robots in these discussions. In ancient Sparta, for instance, it's estimated that there were 5-10 slaves for every Spartan. That means no Spartan had to work.
- moralestapia 3y agoI'm quite sure the 99.9% from GPs comment refers to the whole population, not just the ruling class. The 0.1% alludes to today's ruling class.