• Mamertine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How does it matter what skills an enslaved person developed?

    They were owned by another person. When those skills were used, whatever was created became owned by the slaver. That is how slavery works. There is no gain to the enslaved person.

    • Godnroc@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s all about marketing. Those were just unpaid internships to help develop practical skills of modern industry in developing African countries! Involuntarily!