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		unethical_ban on Jan 9, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL... And if the way to cheap labor for risky, highly needed manual labor is through incarcerating people, you create all kind of problems around perverse incentives.

svnt on Jan 9, 2025 [–]

Yes, unless it is voluntary, which it is.

unethical_ban on Jan 9, 2025 | [–]

Is anything in prison really voluntary?

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