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Since Junimos provide unpaid labor to the player in exchange for an initial lump-sum payment to a third party, many have argued that the usage of Junimos constitutes a form of modern-day slavery.

Since Junimos provide unpaid labor to the player in exchange for an initial lump-sum payment to a third party, many have argued that the usage of Junimos constitutes a form of modern-day slavery.

Defenders of the Junimo economy contend that Junimos are grateful to the player for restoring Stardew Valley and that they are even happy to work for the player; however, Junimo rights advocates point out the remarkable similarity of these claims to those of apologists for historic Transatlantic slave trade.  

Defenders of the Junimo economy contend that Junimos are grateful to the player for restoring Stardew Valley and that they are even happy to work for the player; however, Junimo rights advocates point out the remarkable similarity of these claims to those of apologists for the historic Transatlantic slave trade.  

Junimos' status as native spirits subjugated to the will of a human interloper also invites comparisons to the colonial practices of the British Empire and other European powers.  

Junimos' status as native spirits subjugated to the will of a human interloper also invites comparisons to the colonial practices of the British Empire and other European powers.