“When discussing the history of servants vs. artisans, the series makes a significant error of omission by not distinguishing “servants” from slaves. Slaves have often been referred to as servants, so many do not know the subtle distinction between these terms and might lump them together, leading them to a massive misunderstanding of the institution of slavery. A simple and clear statement noting that all this employment history sits outside of the context of UNPAID labor, namely slavery, would have sufficed. Instead there is only an exceedingly passing, easy-to-miss reference to “paid labor” at the tail end of the segment as it quickly transitions forward. Deeply irresponsible.”
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02/19/22