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The term "wage slave" is fairly well understood to not be literal. So your one line dismissal of this article (which has been posted before) is obtuse.

• marknutter 14y ago
  Perhaps the term "slave" shouldn't be used at all in this context. Unless that term is trying to be purposely inflammatory.
  • masklinn 14y ago
    Or perhaps you should learn about the definition of the term "wage slave"?
    • paulhauggis 14y ago
      So you are saying they use the word "slave", but it has nothing to do with the literal meaning? If not, why not use another word?
      • Natsu 14y ago
        If we got upset over every non-literal use of a word, we wouldn't be able to use the word "literally" either[1]. [1]: http://xkcd.com/1108/ http://xkcd.com/1108/
        • paulhauggis 14y ago
          uhh..ok. So computer means sky now. Internet means cat. Didn't you know?
          • Natsu 14y ago
            Gay meant happy, queer was unusual, and liberal was generous. The 'computer' must be high and clear, no matter how far away it is.
          • meej 14y ago
            "computer" originally meant "a person who performs mathematical calculations".
      • Dylan16807 14y ago
        The meaning of the idiom is related to but not the same as the literal meaning. This is normal for language.