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Charles C. Mann - Americas Before Columbus & Scientific Wizardry

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Why Is There No Legal Sanction for Slavery?

Historians have been arguing about this forever. And there's a bunch of different explanations. Machinery gets better, and so the reason to have people is that you have these intelligent, autonomous workers who are like the world's best robots. So if you have a chance to replace them with machinery, or to create a wage in which are run by wage people, wage workers who are kept in bad conditions, but or somewhat have more legal rights, maybe that's a better deal for you. That super fascinating.

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