The robots are coming

Slavery; the old version was humans as goods and chattels. No rights, could be killed without recourse, etc. Pretty shocking but also very compelling to those on the right side of the equation it seems. They still want it back, if they were honest.

Modern slavery in the West focuses on ownership of intellectual rights and time.

For example, many sport people sign away their rights to pick and choose their employers. They get drafted and they can’t just leave when they want to. Slaves by any other name, but well paid ones.

Many employees in the tech sectors sign away all intellectual rights, plus many of their waking hours, just for the privilege of getting paid. Not so well paid usually, but there is often the lottery of a big payout that rarely occurs. They are gamblers, without knowing it. Gambling their minds and their time for a lottery ticket style return.

If I had it my way, I’d outlaw all forms of partial slavery, while it still matters.