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by asfasgasg 2917 days ago
The people affected by these types of housing situations (except those in China) are generally wealthy, even by first world standards. Referring them as indentured slaves (not a thing, by the way -- there are indentured servants, and slaves) is unreasonable.
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>not a thing, by the way -- there are indentured servants, and slaves

I was making a point, akin to "wage slave".

Just because you entered a contract doesn't mean you weren't coerced into it (the inverse is the perennial argument of those OK with no minimal wage and sweatshop labor).