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by DonHopkins 1701 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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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.
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!

I think those are two very different types of gimps.
They use AirBnD instead.
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/