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Well, students in school are in real, actual slavery (they realistically can't quit or change school)

You are seriously saying that people in educational facilities are slaves? I'm unsure if you are trolling or just trying to justify your statements beyond logical limits.

Slavery: the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune.



Your definition implies that one can't be a slave to a group of people; but in history (e.g. rome) there always were government slaves.

Education is not much different. Children are underage and can't know what's good for them, so we step in and tell them. But if we tell them to sleep less, work more and take some pills for that, it should be a crime.


in history (e.g. rome) there always were government slaves

No they weren't, but I don't see why that matters.




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