“Debt is modern slavery with better PR”
Agree
- Interest chains you to years of labor
- Freedom is impossible while owing others
- System designed to trap people permanently
- Your time belongs to creditors now
Disagree
- Debt enables investment in future earnings
- Voluntary contracts aren't slavery by definition
- Leverage creates wealth for smart users
- This trivializes actual historical slavery
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