Pinnock's tale tells of a young slave who was given to him and who under his servitude was very popular and "Europeanised". When this boy was returned to the chief's sons, however, Pinnock reported that he had quickly returned to the wild. Pinnock therefore believed that Europe could only hope to westernize Africa with a constant presence, otherwise they would return to their uncivilized ways. Pinnock's account challenged the common belief that Africans were inherently lazy, arguing that Africa could be transformed into a good source of labor if capitalism, and the many needs that accompany it, were brought to them and if they were incentivized to behave competitively like their European countries. counterparties. He believed that investments in African labor and resources were owed to Africans as compensation for British participation in the slave trade. This line of thinking can still be seen today with factories being built in Africa to give jobs of Western value to people who would otherwise be considered “unskilled” by Westerners. It is also very evident when investing in African products and companies is often seen more as an act of charity than a business