In poor societies that permit slavery, a man might be willing to sell himself into slavery. He gets food and lodging, possibly for his family as well as himself; his new purchaser gets a whole lot of labour. There’s a certain loss of status, but a person might well be willing to live with that in order to avoid starvation.
In poor societies that permit slavery, a man might be willing to sell himself into slavery. He gets food and lodging, possibly for his family as well as himself; his new purchaser gets a whole lot of labour. There’s a certain loss of status, but a person might well be willing to live with that in order to avoid starvation.