Not contradicting the second part, but I want to emphasise that they are different things. Slavery (and capitalism) can be extremely inefficient and simultaneously wildly profitable.

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n4r9 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Surely it's meaningless to compare the efficiency of slavery vs other systems, since your set of resources is completely different.

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tgv 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You could if you look at e.g. the crop yield (ceteris paribus). I don't know why you would, because what sane conclusion could you draw from it?

	▲	direwolf20 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You could compare systems to identify which one produces the greatest profit from the least costs, which the main thing an entrepreneur cares about.