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How come slaves in the US didn't just walk off the farm while their "owner" was asleep? Or at the very least go in and kill the prick? (lemmy.world)

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

How is it different? You're assuming that everybody knows what you do, and anybody who doesn't is acting in bad faith.

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[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

OP is an engagement farmer reposting from reddit, so it literally isn’t the circumstance posed in that xkcd.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Really? I didn't realise. Dang. Explains a lot about their posts in that case

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