Labor hierarchies have been a staple throughout civilization, whether based on Divine Right to rule or some sort of social injustice, having an underpaid or wholly uncompensated and quote-unquote disposable workforce is a common pattern throughout history. Usually this power structure was justified by advancing the species or civilization, but in the end the only real reason the hierarchy exists is to further the cause of the few rich and powerful at the top who benefit from the labor of those on the bottom.
Labor hierarchies have been a staple throughout civilization, whether based on Divine Right to rule or some sort of social injustice, having an underpaid or wholly uncompensated and quote-unquote disposable workforce is a common pattern throughout history. Usually this power structure was justified by advancing the species or civilization, but in the end the only real reason the hierarchy exists is to further the cause of the few rich and powerful at the top who benefit from the labor of those on the bottom.