It doesn’t have to be edgy, it just explains what happens. In db replication, a master holds the truth and slaves repeat it/follow orders. The US has a unique and relatively recent relationship with chattel slavery so people are more sensitive to it now. Doesn’t make it right or wrong, the words mean certain things that describe what the system does.

• Pay for luxury service
• Service gets more expensive
• Keep paying for service
• Service gets more expensive
• Complain about cost, goto 1

It’s hard to have pity for people who do this, especially if enough people stopped, the service would get cheaper.