Hyper-slavery of Results

A form of hyper‑slavery focused solely and exclusively on measurable outcomes, where the worker is valued only for their capacity to produce results (output, metrics, deliverables) while every other dimension of their existence—health, time, dignity, relationships—is treated as irrelevant or as an obstacle to be minimized. It is hyper‑slavery because the extraction is total, but it operates through performance metrics rather than direct coercion. Workers are trapped not by chains but by algorithms that track output, platforms that rate productivity, and economic precarity that makes any failure to produce results a threat to survival. The “results” themselves are often arbitrary, subject to goalpost‑moving, and designed to be just out of reach.

Hyper-slavery of Results Example: “The gig platform measured her every second—delivery time, customer rating, acceptance rate—and if any metric slipped, she was deactivated. Hyper‑slavery of results: her whole existence reduced to numbers she could never fully control.”

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 30, 2026