That’s a common mistake made by people who can’t tell the difference between “working” and “working specifically for their lord”.
The first gives them food, shelter, water, clothes, etc etc. The latter gives them the right to use a plot of land to achieve the former. If you want to make a modern comparison, that vacation schedule only applied to the part of their work they used for rent.
I mean though, you ever mow a lawn? Lots of people work 7 days a week 365 days a year for themselves and for actual work. And some people work literally 80% of their paychecks for rent. So is it really that different?
That’s a common mistake made by people who can’t tell the difference between “working” and “working specifically for their lord”.
The first gives them food, shelter, water, clothes, etc etc. The latter gives them the right to use a plot of land to achieve the former. If you want to make a modern comparison, that vacation schedule only applied to the part of their work they used for rent.
I mean though, you ever mow a lawn? Lots of people work 7 days a week 365 days a year for themselves and for actual work. And some people work literally 80% of their paychecks for rent. So is it really that different?