Western civilization has been addicted to cheap labor since the very beginning. From the Spartan slave state to the modern outsourcing of labor to people who get paid near slavery wages, or just old-fashioned slavery in some cases, even today. Humans are the root of the problem. It’s not a system or idea that’s the root cause, it’s us.
This has been going on for quite some time, and will just continue in the background. I always had suspicions about all the positive comments on advertisements. This just confirms that they’re faking engagement numbers.