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While the bitter negativity is a step to far, I also think that you romanticize serfdom. Read The Prince and tell me that corporate political ethos is not the same as 15th century court intrigue. All your work in either case is at the whim of those in power.


I don't "romanticize serfdom", but there is one advantage of pre-industrial serfdom over modern subordination. It lasts half as long; if you're lucky, < 1/50 as long.


You imply that malnourishment, lack of medical care, and hard labor, all contributing to an earlier death very soon after the end of productive capacity to be superior to a longer, less physically taxing, existence with more (Maslovian) needs met- that also has a high probability of retirement;

given 98% of your productivity in both systems profit other before yourself: your goals are clearly suicidal or trolling


If you would rather be a serf, then you can go - now - to some random country in Africa and try your hand at subsidence farming. The experience is pretty much the same as serfdom was, and your current economic situation is likely to let you start with a big step up over most of the locals.




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