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0 pointsrobtherobber2mo ago0 comments

Not contradicting the second part, but I want to emphasise that they are different things. Slavery (and capitalism) can be extremely inefficient and simultaneously wildly profitable.

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n4r92mo ago

Surely it's meaningless to compare the efficiency of slavery vs other systems, since your set of resources is completely different.

tgv2mo ago

You could if you look at e.g. the crop yield (ceteris paribus). I don't know why you would, because what sane conclusion could you draw from it?

direwolf202mo ago

You could compare systems to identify which one produces the greatest profit from the least costs, which the main thing an entrepreneur cares about.

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