>>11375009
Yes anon you totally get it.
I love it when slaves aren't always some special ultra subs who devote themselves to slavery because they were born for it, but rather are just normal people who fell from grace. They don't have some special slave mindset, but rather, must learn to cope with their new situation.
I think it fits well in a heavily class-based society. The lower class (who can't afford slaves) are at risk of falling into debt to the upper class and being made into indentures.
Being indebted to someone means that a court would order your indenture, under very harsh contract terms. In order to avoid this, members of the lower class can make a deal to serve an indenture term and at the end of their term, be granted a lump sum and job that would allow them to essentially jump up classes. It would be common for those of lower class to sign up for an indenture contract at 18, set for 12 years.
Of course, under this system, that term could easily grow, and indentures aren't taught or trained in any way. The indenture system works because so many indentures fail to ever earn their freedom.
Imagine the frustration. You grow up in poverty, and at 18 think you can put up with servitude to have a shot at a real, comfortable life.
Immediately, you balk at the situation. It sounded so easy, yet within the first week your heavy collar chafes and you're tired of being in restraints all the time. You're sent to your master, and unused to obedience, you quickly rack up another year or two to your debt.
Quickly, you realize this wasn't such an easy path to freedom. Your indenture continues to grow as you fail at simple tasks, and your master taunts you for your failures. You are caught resting, and get a few weeks. You break something, get a few months. Soon, you realize that your adult life will be spent as an indenture, and all you can do is avoid that 50-year mark that would make you a slave...