Unfortunately, this phrase certainly applies to the majority of people in modern society. Most people find jobs simply to maintain life, though not fully being conscious of the fact that they spend most of their life on that job they don't like, I believe that makes them slaves.
Most people are ok with doing the same job in the same position for 20 years, they don't even bother thinking of something bigger, they're settled, they have money to provide for their family, and have no other need. A lesser % tries to achieve something bigger in a particular field, climb the career ladder, get better positions with higher salaries and better recognition, and that is exactly the concept you described - trying to be better slaves.
Only a very small % of people actually think of existential problems, have bigger aims and realize that there's much more to this life than just going to your job, these people try to create something of their own. implement new ideas and have a thrive to learn and develop.
True in our country a developing country . Our society is more comfortable being slaves. Every morning he went to work late into the night for something called money. From there they have no money or even financial freedom . All his time wasted just work and work. That's why entrepreneurs from China love to hire them than people in their own country. All back to their respective life choices. although there are also some who think of becoming a slave king.
That's why I don't want to work a 9 to 5 for company, because doing this for years to earn money is no different from slaves. In fact, many parents
make their children go to school and get degrees just to be able to work in companies, which end up being slaves. Many large factories in
developed countries prioritize employees from third world countries, so they can pay low salaries and work tight hours. So slavery is still
happening today, it's a very sad reality. Especially with the current pandemic situation, in my country I found some companies reduce their
employees salaries by 30%, while working hours are added. With the reason the company suffered a loss, so it was forced to reduce the salaries of
its employees. Some companies are taking advantage of the pandemic situation to generate large profits by minimizing expenses.
One of them is reducing the salaries of employees quite drastically, even though the company did not experience a loss.