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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Chattel slavery in the US was absolutely enormously beneficial to a tiny sliver of uppercrust slaveholding assholes who got rich on the backs of their exploited human "property". Fuck yes it was beneficial to these assholes. There's an argument to be made that this is a big part of the reason why chattel slavery in the US lasted as long as it did -- because it made (some people) a lot of money either directly by owning a plantation or indirectly by buying the cheap textiles and other good that came from those plantations

Why the fuck am I even bothering writing this to some rando on the internet

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I've heard it said that chattel slavery was more expensive than it would've been to just pay people poverty wages and let them fend for their own food and shelter. Dunno if it's true or not. I imagine it also damages the mental health of the slave owners, and society as a whole.