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1. calcifer@hackers.town's status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 07:03:20 UTC calcifer

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   • WATERB~1.EXE
   • Anarkat, Mad Engineer‽

   @waterbear they don't have an out. They tried to take their out; they quit. The court said they aren't allowed to do that until their employer chooses to hire replacements.

   It's not just "wage slavery", it's compelled labor. It might not be chattel slavery, but that's still slavery by any sane definition

   @Anarkat

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   • WATERB~1.EXE (waterbear@scicomm.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 07:03:26 UTC WATERB~1.EXE

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     • Anarkat, Mad Engineer‽

     @Anarkat to me, it looks like extra-fucked wage slavery, but not actual slavery slavery, since the workers technically have an out besides prison, which is quitting.

     Don't get me wrong, I am 1000% against this and it's a worrying development, but I don't think I could call it slavery. It would weaken the meaning of that word

   • WATERB~1.EXE (waterbear@scicomm.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 07:03:27 UTC WATERB~1.EXE

     • Anarkat, Mad Engineer‽

     @Anarkat are the workers able to quit though?