Europeans were able to subject Africans to chattel slavery because of dehumanization; they did not see them as humans. Skin tone, culture, and features are large reasons as to why Europeans could see themselves as "insiders" and Africans (or anyone who was not white/European) as "outsiders."

could this be because Native Americans were stripped of their culture and forced to convert and participate in the European way of life?

"not different enough" ... in looks?

parents and their children.

culturally learned formulas that are automatically activated and remain unquestioned as long as nothing unforeseen happens.

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

"us" versus "them" mentality. It seems Europeans made more decisions based on looks while Native Americans made decisions based on loyalty.

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

a low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, chiefly used for warfare, trade, and piracy.

Interesting take - human connection is human connection regardless of location.

The idea that the internet is a "fake" world may come from lack of understanding about that world. Because it exists in our world it cannot be fake, it is very real and authentic.

The art of balance <3

Social media is an extension of the human brain.

This reminds me of "cancel culture," in which people are cancelled for mistakes they make instead of being corrected and given a chance to learn from their mistakes. Maybe in the future we will be better at understanding each other as flawed.

We are evolving people and the internet is proof of that.

The internet was created by people and consists of people. Why do we believe that the internet is the problem? It is only an extension of us.

deep.

The wording of this sentence is beautiful.

Up to this point in the reading, there is no clear reason as to why Europeans chose Africans as the source for chattel slavery. It would have been much cheaper and convenient to use European convicts.

This brings into question, was it about race/color? Was it easier for Europeans to dehumanize people that looked differently from them or lived different lifestyles?

Did societies accept slavery or did the people who benefit from slavery in societies accept slavery?

I imagine that people, specifically the people who do not benefit from the system, were outraged by the systems put in place by the wealthy. Has the internet given voice to the powerless in search of a more just world?

The slave trade was started because of the Europeans economic pursuits.