David Graeber suggests that while modern Americans do not sell themselves to employers but rather rent themselves, an observer from the ancient world would likely view this distinction as a legalism and consider most modern Americans to be debt slaves.

Authors

• Person: Alex Bradshaw Organization: No Border Network
  Alex Bradshaw about the history of the phenomenon of debt

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• Alex Bradshaw about the history of the phenomenon of debt davidgraeber.org Alex Bradshaw · No Border Network via serper

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• peonage concept