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https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aslavery https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aslavery a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhaust
by sillysaurus3 13y ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aslavery https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aslavery
a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom.
I've been using this definition the whole time. I really didn't want to have this debate, but you're hunting me through the comments and forcing me to. How is it disrespectful to use a word in the way that it's defined? I'm genuinely curious and looking to learn.
- rfrey 13y agohttps://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aslave https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aslave a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Nothing about a programming job, even with restrictive contract terms, is anywhere close to being considered legal property. It's disrespectful to people affected by real slavery because it draws equivalence between not liking some aspect of a contract freely entered into, with being born into a situation where your children could be taken from you and sold to someone else. You accused another commenter of aristocratic myopia ("It must be nice to have so much money..." etc). I suggest a bit of introspection is in order before leveling that accusation at others.
- anigbrowl 13y agoWith loaded terms, it might be better to define how you're using them up front instead of expecting readers to infer the context. Nobody knew at the outset that you were feeling constrained by medical expenses, for example, and it's not always easy to distinguish between hyperbole and fallacy from short textual comments.