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birchbarkcanoe · 3600 days ago · link · · parent · post: There are more slaves today than at any time in human history
Someone brought this website to my attention today in a discussion about MLK:
http://slaveryfootprint.org/ After a shortish survey it calculates how many slaves have worked to make the things that you own...slightly terrifying/shocking but very very interesting.
ButterflyEffect · 3599 days ago · link ·
That was interesting, though the next button being on the far right was a bit annoying. Apparently 30 slaves work for me, but I get that is a gross approximation since it really depends on who exactly you're purchasing your items from.
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birchbarkcanoe · 3599 days ago · link ·
Agreed -- its definitely not super accurate, but it's interesting to get a rough estimate...