There was always slavery, but then the Romans commodified it within a gigantic, empire-wide trading area and it grew exponentially. The same occurred with modern capitalism. There was always rape as a weapon of war. Then the Japanese scaled it up with military-sponsored brothels full of "comfort women", creating a qualitative difference in oppression and suffering. SeekingArrangement scales up a new form of human trafficking and the oldest profession by providing a phony veneer of safety and respectability. Thanks for reading.