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by locallost 1706 days ago
There are tons of limitations to what you can do with your property. E.g. you can own land but can't build a house if the land is not zoned for it. Even the meaning of property has changed over the centuries. It's no longer acceptable to own a human being, which was a contested idea not too long ago. It's the people that make a society that decide what they want the rules to be. Good for the people of Amsterdam that they don't accept man made "realities" on what can or can't be done.
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DonHopkins 1706 days ago
If it's no longer acceptable to own a human being, that's going to be a problem for the gimp training and service industry in Amsterdam.

https://www.nobleprog.nl/en/gimp/training/amsterdam

>Gimp Training in Amsterdam

>Online or onsite, instructor-led live Gimp training courses demonstrate through interactive discussion and hands-on practice the fundamentals and advanced topics of Gimp and Gimpshop.

>Gimp training is available as "online live training" or "onsite live training". Online live training (aka "remote live training") is carried out by way of an interactive, remote desktop. Onsite live Gimp training can be carried out locally on customer premises in Amsterdam or in NobleProg corporate training centers in Amsterdam.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g188590-d1491...

>Different and enjoyable, but expensive

>Travelled to the Supper Club with my girlfriend and we had a great time. Waiters in gimp suits, rubber gloves upon arrival and comfy beds to lounge on while we ate, created a unique experience.

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gerikson 1706 days ago
I'm pretty sure the waiters are paid competitive rates and are free to seek other employment. So comparing them to literal slaves is disingenuous.
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b112 1705 days ago
But they're working for people, doing what they might not want to on their own free time! Slavery!

I dislike how some diminish this term, with such frivolous complaints. Yes, surely the waiters were hobbled. Or beaten to death. Or starved, worked 18 hour days, etc.

Totally similar!

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Tabular-Iceberg 1705 days ago
I think those are two very different types of gimps.
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DonHopkins 1705 days ago
They use AirBnD instead.
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heavyset_go 1705 days ago
Mix ups like this are why I don't mention my experience with the GNU Image Manipulation Program[1] offline.

[1] https://www.gimp.org/

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