User blog comment:Superslacker87/Slavery and Tiny Village/@comment-5477177-20120909032959

the villagers-are-slaves hypothesis seems valid. however we suspend so much disbelief in this game that i think all one needs to dispel that notion is a proper back-story. we could surmise, for example, that the villagers have magical powers to keep the wheels in motion while they sleep, and that they sleep as soon as we do. fantasy literature has many examples of work being done overnight by magical creatures. i am sure that in my village the gingerbread people run about when i am sleeping and my villagers retire into their homes for a nap, only to rise and take credit for everything at the first sign of my stirring. for myself this is not enough, since i have no proof of the sleep-story i remain racked with guilt. currently i try to find ways to make life/slavery more bearable for them by rotating their duties with house demolitions and re-constructions and with hirings and firings. i also aim to allow the haulers opportunities to stroll by some choice decorations and a lucky few sometimes enjoy time off which they seem have spent on whistling.