SUPER SLAVE FAMILY
- Madhukar Dama
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min read

A Modern Prison Disguised as Progress
INTRODUCTION:
Slavery never ended. It simply evolved.
The chains are no longer metal.
They are EMIs, weekend outings, exam results, WiFi bills, and private school fees.
The whip is no longer leather.
It is the monthly credit card statement, the boss’s deadline, and the landlord’s reminder.
And the slaves?
They are the Super Slave Families of today — polished, smiling, and completely unaware that their life is a cage.
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PART 1: WHO ARE THEY?
They are the well-educated.
They are the salaried class and the mid-level entrepreneurs.
They wear smart watches but don’t know the time to breathe.
They live in rented flats or under house loans in tier 1, 2, or 3 cities.
They’ve got children in international schools and a dream vacation planned — but not a single day to rest without anxiety.
They are considered “well-settled” — but they are sinking.
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PART 2: THE CHECKLIST OF CAPTIVITY
They wake up in debt — rent, home loans, insurance premiums.
They go to work to pay debts — EMIs, fuel, phone bills, maid salaries, child tuitions.
They come home to escape debt — by watching Netflix, Swiggy, IPL, Amazon, or scrolling endlessly.
They raise their kids into debt — starting with fancy strollers and ending in coaching centers.
They plan their future on borrowed time — through credit cards, term insurance, ULIPs, and false hopes.
They buy the latest phone, only to use it to apply for more jobs.
They own 1000 GB data packs but know nothing about the ingredients in their child’s dinner.
They celebrate birthdays in malls, cry in private, and sedate their emotions with instant pleasures.
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PART 3: WHY ARE THEY ENSLAVED?
Because freedom is no longer taught.
Only aspiration is.
They were told:
"Study hard to get a job."
"Get a job to buy a house."
"Get a house to have children."
"Have children to educate them."
"Repeat."
But no one asked:
Why? For whom? What for?
They do not question.
They only run.
From school to office to hospital to bank to supermarket to clinic to mall to grave.
A loop of well-dressed obedience.
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PART 4: THE COST OF SLAVERY
Health is gone — replaced by medication and gym memberships.
Relationships are dead — replaced by weekend getaways and selfies.
Wisdom is extinct — replaced by influencers, shopping carts, and advertisements.
Nature is lost — replaced by parks with plastic grass and air purifiers indoors.
Time is eaten — by jobs, bosses, homework, commutes, and stress.
And yet they wonder, “Why am I tired all the time?”
Because you are living someone else’s dream and paying for it with your life.
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PART 5: THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE
They say:
“We chose this life.”
But did they? Or were they herded into it like cattle?
“At least we’re not poor.”
But what is poverty if not total dependency?
“We are free.”
But can they live even one month without money?
They are not living.
They are maintaining a lifestyle — like janitors of a prison where they themselves are inmates.
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PART 6: WHY IT CONTINUES
Because it’s considered normal.
Because everyone around is doing the same.
Because no one wants to be left behind — not even if the crowd is running toward the cliff.
Because discomfort is scary, and comfort is addictive.
So they stay.
In the rat race.
Even after realizing they are not rats.
But humans. With souls. Dying every day to make ends meet.
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CONCLUSION: THE UNSEEN TRUTH
The Super Slave Family is the perfect product of modern civilization.
They are not held by force, but by fear.
Not chained to walls, but to aspirations.
Not punished by masters, but by their own dreams.
And the most tragic part?
They believe this is success.
Until one day, their body collapses, their children become strangers, and their bank balance becomes more important than their breath.
Only then, they ask:
What was the point of all this?
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