Between SLAVERY and FREEDOM: The Ambiguous Status of Medieval Peasants

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[–]hfxB0oyA[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

These days people consider themselves slaves if they've got a job at Starbuck's, so this is an interesting watch in that context.

[–]monkeymagic 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

money as debt IS a form of slavery. that really isn’t at all debatable.

cool entirely fictional video about a period of time during which little to no reliable history has survived from though 😊

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You're right, it's not debatable it's just nonsense.

Debt has always been a driving force in human (and even animal) society long before money. Money is just an easy way to keep track of it. You can't live for free without enslaving others to take care of you so exchanging debts/money is a far better way to run things.

[–]monkeymagic 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

taking only what you need and living to let live has entered the chat

your take on nature is terrifying

[–]Shatner_Ghost 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wait until they learn about Symbiosis -- it might blow their mind.

[–]Rah 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Those men worked three out of twelve months. Maybe four on good harvests. They could pursue extrawork activities as they wanted, and many artificers also worked their own land. Serfs had the highest paying work for unskilled labor in human history