The New Feudalism: Modern Workers Outslave Medieval Serfs

CaptXBonnot and RebelZva are ripping the mask off corporate America – we work more hours than medieval serfs ever did, and our masters toss us scraps while chaining us to desks till we’re 70, only for retirement to leave us broke. Let’s break it down with the ugly truth.

Medieval serfs? They worked 150-200 days a year for the lord—about 1,200-1,600 hours annually—per historian David Graeber’s research (2018, Bullshit Jobs). The rest? Saints’ days, harvests, fucking, and sleeping off beer. Modern workers? The BLS (2024) says full-time employees average 1,811 hours a year, with 40-hour weeks stretching to 50-60 with overtime—over 2,000 for many. That’s 33% more than serfs, no holidays, just emails at midnight. Serfs got land, a cow, a garden; we get a cubicle and a $15/hr wage that can’t cover rent (U.S. median rent hit $1,850 in 2025, per Zillow).

Our corporate lords are the new dukes—CEOs rake in 399 times the average worker’s pay (Economic Policy Institute, 2024) while we scrape by on 10 sick days a year, if that. Retirement? The Social Security Administration (2025) shows the full retirement age is now 70, up from 65, with benefits slashed—only 40% of pre-retirement income. And it’s a joke—27% of retirees over 65 are back working (AARP, 2024) because savings evaporate (median retirement savings: $87,000, per Vanguard, 2025), not enough for healthcare ($12,000/year average, Kaiser Family Foundation). Serfs retired when they dropped; we work till we’re dust, then beg for part-time at Walmart.

This isn’t progress—it’s slavery with Wi-Fi. Bakunin nailed it: “The passion for destruction is a creative passion.” Let’s destroy this system—quit the grind, build communes, fuck under the stars, and live free. Pic: us high on the porch, caption: “This is the only wage we earn.”

No masters, no borders – burn the 9-to-70.

•  RebelZva & CaptXBonnot

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