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[โ€“] hitwright@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Intelectual property and patents. (Copying ideas and modifing them was always a part on how societies advances.)

Non disclosure agreements. (Allows company to monopolize on your knowledge and force you out of the industry altogether)

Lottery (a way to extract money from the poorest/dumbest members of the society)

[โ€“] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you mean non compete clauses? Cause, yes.

[โ€“] hitwright@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, non compete clause. Thanks for the correction :)