Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either …

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Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.33, Random House
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Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.33, Random House

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