I stopped reading as soon as he compared having few resources to living in &quot;conditions of semi-slavery&quot;. Slavery is the treatment of people as economic goods to be bought and sold, full-stop. Having to work harder for a living than others in wealthier areas is not slavery, it&#x27;s not even close to slavery. Not being able to leave your hometown because you can&#x27;t afford a plane ticket is not slavery. Not being free does not make you a slave.<p>I dismiss any purported economic argument as a political one when the arguer makes this misrepresentation. You&#x27;re not talking about how the world is anymore, you&#x27;re talking about how you want it to be.