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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 47 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I just read War and Peace for the first time last year. There's a section in the book involving hunting with borzois, and the narrator mentions that one of the characters paid a family of serfs for his best dog. He didn't pay money to a serf family - the cost of the dog was a serf family. Imagine that sort of bullshit if you're a serf.

[–] Duamerthrax 17 points 5 months ago

Sounds right. There's that British family that was caught underpaying their staff do much, they spent more on their dog

[–] xantoxis 11 points 5 months ago

Fuck's sake those serfs can be trained to hunt too, what a waste

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

if i'm going to be sold for anything, a dog is probably the only option that wouldn't make me feel miserable

so long as they take care of the good boy

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 7 points 5 months ago

Well, it was a good girl in the book, but don't worry - she wasn't treated like a serf.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

i mean as much as anyone can be these days, yes?

not sure what about that joke is worrisome given the general standard online..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Nothing about the joke is worrisome to me.

I just had a hunch I should ask. False alarm, I guess.

Have a nice day :)