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Every slave is taught how to read and write both their home world language, for you either English mandarin or indi, and galactic common. Arithmetic is also required teaching. Unlike your current education system, we also teach how take care of one's self, financially cooking and medically.
Further education is provided based on what tasks you will need to perform. This can range from basic construction skills to advanced Nero science. This level of education requires one to not be eligible to purchasing their freedom for a period of 1-5 years.
Once free you have full access to seek further education. While still a slave you have full access to your home world uncensored and ,as best as we can do, unbiased history to the best of our researcher's ability.
I'd the payment of higher education the 5 years of work and are we garunteed a jobs in that field?when taking a job is our physical and mental states/preferences taken into account to maximize worker output
Depending on the level of education provided you can be seeing a required enslavement of 1-5 years. We can not expect some one who wears how to properly run a crane to stay enslaved for the amount of time as another who learns how to be, in your terms, a brain surgeon.
Yes you will be guaranteed a job in the field you are educated for. Just know you might have to relocate to another planet.
As for mental and physical accommodations, we will do our best but as humans are ,I say this with as much respect as I can, weird we cannot guarantee anything at this time.
So no. You keep people uneducated in the most important subjects and then feed them a carefully curated selection of their own history which will obviously reinforce the pro-slavery position.
"Sure you CAN choose be free, but look what happens when your people are. Besides, you'd have to give up all these lovely benefits we so generously give you."
Eat a bag of dirty dicks, xeno.
-sincerely, The Resistance
How good are your telescopes? Can you lot fly out to a point before the light-echos of a given time, stare at us with your fancy gravity telescopes, and see what happens on the surface?
Glad you asked. We are currently facing a galactic threat. The closest we can compare them to your pop culture is the bugs from starship trooper. Any slave that willingly volunteers will be immediately set free with a 4 year military contract. As I am not a military recruiter I lack any more information.
Congratulations. I sent your information to a military recruiter. You start training for helldiver battalion in 6 months. Until then I recommend on a physical training regiment designed to boost endurance.
If you are fighting a galactic level threat, how is it feasible to enforce slavery on a wide scale.
Also, how is it fiscally beneficial to the Empire and it's free citizens to use this model?
According to history this is the best way to insure every one finds work they enjoy and receive adequate education. I do understand your concerns but many worlds we uplift and make slaves say we have given them job security and provide for all needs. It is common for slaves to never buy their freedom. Infact we are forcing those who have been a slave for 40+ years to buy their freedom.
A lot of humans are going to resist on principle, some in subtle ways, and others more vehemently. Our history says your decision today spells doom for the Empire in the future. Anyone willing to break moral law openly is guaranteed to be doing worse in secret.
Yes we see that but we are hoping that you as a people realize that we are more good than bad. It is true we hide a number of secrets but they are for the greater good.
We can schedule you in at 3pm in three weeks. Would you like us to provide you with material to make a home made explosives or deliver an antimatter bomb? Additionally would you like the embassy to be staffed by androids or organic clones?
We are not match makers but if your willing to do farming work I can send you to a world where the majority of workers are the sluthornias. They are the closest to lamias.
Please try ,,citizen" or ,,civilian" as ,,slave" is a word that mostly refers to a person who is overworked without rights and treated as property and not a living being,i belive this may drasticly improve relations with all of us
Would you like to work with our translators? You will be required to receive education in languages that would be equivalent to a doctorate. We will pay for the education and only cost you 4.2 years before you can buy full civilian rights.
Apologies but i am not very good with learning languages but i am good for scouting mines,preferably those where there hostile alien bugs that need squishing
How does joining the Pathfinder team sound? You will be scouting unexplored regions and if you stay a...better word than slave.. for ten years you will be eligible to buy your own scouting ship.
Just note you will be receiving a free education on languages that equates to a doctorate level of education. This will require you to wait 4.2 years before buying your freedom.
Sadly that will be hard. Terra is 2.5 times the galactic average when it comes to gravitational force. That being said if you don't mind mining for tungsten we do have a world with mines that has a gravity that's 3.2 times the galactic average.
This does not qualify as 'slavery' from the human perspective, you may want to consider rephrasing it as 'mass-employed' instead, as the human definition of 'slavery' would definitely be something that should irk you to the point of exhuming your recent consumption in disgust.
Which is an appropriate reaction if that be so.
Also because some humans will take a perverse sense of gratification from overworking themselves to fulfil status quo due to being called a slave, or because the \[TRANSLATION ERROR\] empire is run by non-humans and the idea of a similarly sapient race enthuses them with the desire to work, depending on said work.
What kind of work, amenities, etc, should the average human or human with unique derivations ('disabilities' or lack of features such as limbs) expect, and what assistance should humans with such derivations expect?
I'm sorry I need to cry in a corner for a moment. I looked up the word "slave" in your dictionary database. I whole heartly apologies. I'm currently running version 3.09 of our translation software. I told my higher ups we needed to wait for the 4.0 version.
This is fine, so long as the average human gets to pick whether to work from Earth or move the chances of resistance should be low.
Some human authorities may be compatible with your civil regime, and could be subsumed for upper-echelon activities to give humans a semblance of specieswide independence while not changing much else.
There are humans who have distorted the 'slave' role in certain scenarios; these should be observed with caution and may benefit from being introduced to appealing entities - and other humans, though few in number, who may find your kind of interest.
Your tears of sympathy are appreciated; our kind's history is one full of some very terrible events, and I for one appreciate this straightforwardness.
Now, I ask again the following questions:
\-What kind of work is available?
\-What amenities should be expected to be offered beyond those our kind have made, such as videogames or online socialisation utilities?
\-How will humans with unique derivations, such as various limitations to their ability (such as being blind, deaf, or having come-into-being with missing limbs), be handled? Will they receive a mindlinked surrogate platform (see: Tenno, Warframes) to enable their ability to work or otherwise live pseudo-independently?
\-Will humans with some form of mental derivation, such as Autism, be given assistance to acclimatise to their circumstances?
\-Can humans work from home using similar surrogation mediums?
\-Have you tried interacting with the crude algorithm constructs to help with finding commonalities between \[Orion Common\] and languages humans use or have had records of?
You would be surprised. There is a need for any and all skills.
To put it in a simple way. Imagine all the videogames, movies, books, songs, and art humanity has made and multiply it by 79, number of current empire races.
Medical technology can correct most conditions those that can't be corrected will be offered a home in an assisted living area. Their primary job will be to help train medical staff on bedside manners.
Yes humans can work from home is the job allows. It is infact encouraged.
We have thought of that but currently your world lacks the infrastructure to do so.
There are some medical conditions that may actually be beneficial to certain roles. This is worth putting time into researching, as there is many a thing even I don't know about my own kind; we've only had this kind of technology for the better half of \~60 years prior to your annexation of our world.
You may want to dedicate a large team of fictionally inspired androids, perhaps with their own orbital base to manufacture more of themselves or restore from memory backups, to serve as both an autonomous mechanism to help with the linguistics research and to double as a source for custom-made 'characters' humans can then utilise as a means to serve your empire.
Having humans pilot surrogate entities remotely has the benefit of being able to monitor them on duty, and the ability to limit their actions in a fashion like a videogame; this would make \[however many humans play shooter-type videogames\] suitable members of this supposed military expression.
Said military force could then be inspired by existing human-made fiction, such as any number of exaggerated patriotically-charged armies, such as the 'Helldivers', 'Adeptus Astartes', 'SPARTAN Program', or similarly lethal special units, such as 'Warframes' or 'Forerunner-Promethean Knights'.
This would depend on your civilization's capabilities to provide the means of production for these surrogate bodies.
As for the 'AIs' our species has so far failed to produce a digital construct that can generate purely original content; what we do have may still be useful in trying to bridge an understanding of the many languages on Earth.
Learning and indexing these languages, societies, cultures, and lifestyles - and preserving them through letting portions of humanity emulate them should they desire to as part of their work - can be helpful should another civilization which has a language with intracompatible words/phrases be found.
Speaking of working from home, what kind of work would be available that involves usage of surrogate platforms (up to and including combat against threats)?
And... I haven't quite caught the name of the empire you represent?
...'Space puppies and kittens'?
So your empire is \[Dogs and Cats\]? We do have a few sayings regarding such lifeforms, and have domestic companions of both variations - but not their more wild counterparts.
Should I be under the presumption that your species primarily contain advanced counterparts to our domestic companions?
Interesting. I'll make note of it.
I should advise that there are humans who have taken a keen interest in 'compatible' lifeforms as a concept. To render that a reality for them may open doorways to unforeseen progressions in biological research.
You will be placed in an assisted living facility where you can ask for as much as as you wish. The medical staff will do all in their power to restore your health to pre illness state. As the human genome is unmapped this can take 5-10 years.
Their was the emperors but they liked ritualistic sacrifices. Those the kingdom over threw them. Then the queendom over through the kingdom. Then came the overloads. And now it's us.
Ok .. by the way, have you ever heard of the concept of the benevolent dictator? Your description of yourself sounds relatively similar to this concept.
Yes we plan to restore earth. When 60% of human population has caught their freedom you will need a capital world.
Children will not receive a stipend until they turn 18. Until then they are to spend working hours in an educational facility to learn basic living skills, reading writing, mathematics, and encourage the development of higher thinking through play.
The infirmed will be treated by our doctors.
Is the work stuff different for people with mental disorders, like autism, adhd, etc?
Because I’ve seen a trend where people like that are very good at menial, repetitive tasks, especially when listening to music, but those are usually the tasks first automated when AI is involved.
True many of those tasks have been automated but we found that an organic touch is still needed in many places. Fear not after a physical and mental evaluation and a survey we will find you a place of work that suits you perfectly.
I served time in Terra's military, and due to traumatic events during both childhood and service, am unable to perform the majority of duties required of an active and healthy slave. Should I expect to be euthanized?
Yes because of human pack bonding trait pets are considered your spawn. But you will need to talk to someone in housing to see how much extra space you are given.
In truth we want your world to be willing to do this. We need an additional voter in the Senate and until 40% of your race buys their freedom that that vote will automatically be counted to the larger quantity of votes.
If he wishes to be a freedom fighter he may join the military and work as a training advisory in practice war games. They love to claim their side as the rebels of freedom.
Excellent, thank you. But given that "spawn" are entitled to extra space... Could I keep the smaller, "single person" dwelling, though? My companions are very small and don't need extra space like a human spawn or more traditional dog & cat varieties; and I both don't want to take a larger dwelling I don't need from someone else who does, and I don't want to clean extra rooms that aren't necessary.
Just came back, I still have magic but they also gave me psychic powers that include future sight, don’t ask me how that work the scientists there are just as confused as I am. Erm, you’d best get to cleaning out your capital real soon. Big things that look like a mix between a tyranid hive tyrant, a crocodile and a sabertooth tiger are gonna visit in like a month or two and leave a bunch of eggs that eventually cause a load of problems. I recommend gratuitous amounts of napalm.
11 months if you do not receive any higher education or spend any of the stipend. It is recommended to you to rain a slave for at least 3 years. You will be taught galactic common and build up a work history that will aid in finding work.
What is the moral justification for enslaving any person or group against their will, even if you perceive the result to be an improvement in quality and longevity of life?
According to our religious belief when uplifting a society service is the appropriate payment. With proof of being able to live in our greater society, saving the stipend money to buy one's freedom, they no longer need to serve and may live as they want.
If your management are anything like corporate at my previous job, I'm going to go AWOL and shit on every desk in the local office.
And I'm going to fill up with intestinal worms first.
Why would this affect what you do when not working? Restraining what a person does when not working, as long as it does not harm the greater good, is barbaric and immoral.
Oh, I mean how would we become part of the galactic society? Would we provide goods to other civilizations? What does this mean for our day to day life?
Will the Galactic Empire be able to help Terra restabilize its environment for the optimal health and longevity of all sapient and non-sapient life present? Additionally, what is the plan for those enslaved individuals unable through age or infirmity to provide benefit to the Empire's economy?
This isn't slavery.
\*Grabs a pile of history books\*
This is what slavery means on this planet.
\*Proceeds to showcase the unpleasant parts of human history where humans did terrible things to other humans... which is to say all of it\*
Would you like to me moved to work for the military in practice war games? You will be with the others who think like you and call themselves selves rebels of freedom.
After a physical and psychological exam we will provide you a list of jobs that best suit you. Normally two pages long.
The only health care we choose for you is anything that keeps you alive by treating illness, trauma, or birth defect. All other choices are yours to make. Also when the medical care will result in prolonged suffering to maintain life you have final say if we continue to treat or not.
If you save the entirety of your stipend you may buy your freedom at 11 months. If you have a child of 17 or younger when you buy your freedom they must choose either to return to servitude and receive higher education at no cost, or remain free and go on their own path.
Will long term illness aka autoimmune or human related illness something you will be curing prior to our slavery? Or will we have to work while waiting for medical advances? Or will we have an opportunity to work on both?
To be honest, I would have to seriously consider it. Right now I am a wage slave, this would just change the debt ratio of the slavery. What kind of interest do we get charged on our debt?
If you have any form of long-term illness you will be working in hospitals and or research labs. Your main task will be testing and evaluating treatment plans that may lead to a cure. When not undergoing treatment you will help with janitorial services and lawn care.
>\*Work hors for standard jobs shall not exceed 5 hours a day, intense physical lab are will require working 8 hours a day. Our apologies.
>\*Full medical, dental, optical, and psychological coverage with timely care.
wait wait wait... those office workers with the easy sit on their ass jobs gets to work halfdays but farmhands and other workers with actually physically difficult jobs have to work the 8 hours still?
that's so bullshit and unfair it fills me with intense hate for your kind. I'm going to do anything just to see your empire suffer, do you really think ur psych coverage is good enough?
I forgot to mention those working 4 hour days can buy freedom after saving their stipends completely after 11 months. Those working 10 hour days can do so in 4 months.
Unofficially those that work four hours don't normally buy their freedom in less than 5 years. Those working 10 hours do so in one year regularly.
what actual benefits would being free grant over being a slave?
are all the humans currently in management and boss roles removed? cuz if not reading between those lines, workhour totals are not enforced and I'm still working 12-14 hour days during the shit times of the year.
"You see, there's a thing where humans, once our basic needs are met, we can have a chance to be angry, to devote our efforts to something greater. Why do you think so many rich folks wanted this setup? Why do you think the colonizers did this? They didn't like us using our brains. We did our rebellions frequently in spite of this."
"Uh oh."
"You just gave us back our brains. And you just unveiled a whole new can of worms, buddy. You got a bunch of happy and fed humans thinking about politics."
"I'd rather be free and worked to the bone, than a slave in luxury." Says the Terran who reaches under his Blazer.
"Huh?! But your life will be easier."
"Don't care, God made Man, Sam Colt made them equal, John Moses Browning made Americans Superior." He says as he draws and fires hitting the Xeno.
"Now that we've got that settled, let's get Lockheed on the phone."
"We have a saying here, The road to hell is paved with the bones of those who died for the greater good. I'm off to the mountains. Do. Not. Follow. Me."
What are you feelings on those with multiple mates and other complex family structures outside of the previous current culture? Will those additional mates be recognized? Will young be able to have additional caregivers that have rights concerning their care? Will living arrangements be created to accommodate those family structures?
Furthermore, what are your feelings on trans people? Will they be provided healthcare that meets their needs? Will this healthcare include non-binary people?
Related to all of that, what are your feelings on discrimination practices within the human species? Will that be allowed to continue or do you find that to be counterproductive? If so, what is your solution to both issues of discrimination and the humans who practice it?
The housing arrangements are based on what human society considered a normal ,majority view. What I can tell you is that this is a housing question but I'm sure they can work something out.
Does that group get persecuted? All they need to do is keep a record of biological gender and have a psychological evaluation then they can potentially have the full transition done for free.
This has been asked by a number of other species when they were uplifted. After 4-5 generation persecution amongst one species dies out as they see all their other species. There is a term for this but I lack sufficient knowledge.
The only time you will be under government surveillance is in government busses to and from work. If you are not present a welfare check on you will be issued. A first responder, EMTs mainly, will come to your residence and check on you. If you are sick or unable to work further steps will be taken. If you just forgot make it to the bus or file PTO the. Will have to pay a small fine of a quarter. Other than that what you do on your personal time is not of our concern as long as it does not harm the greater good.
A new alien overlord is talking to me through my smart phone. I have _Several_ questions that may or may not lead to loyalty or subsequent treason.
How is our rise in quality of life concerning for you?
Do you demand tribute and if so what is it?
What is the purpose of our enslavement?
How do you view those in the profession of armed conflict, more specifically do you have a need for them?
How do you view genetic alterations to a living organism DNA? More specifically in that field is can you make Dogs live longer?
Is there one species capable of space travel or many?
Can you Nuke Australia?
And would we ever get the chance to travel the stars?
Honestly right now 80% of terra population lation is living in conditions so immoral that even those on death row would not be subject to.
Not in a physical since. You will have a vote on the Senate. Until 40% of the human population buys their freedom the vote is automatically casted in favor of the largest group.
In truth. Guaranteed adequate education, financial stability, and experience with using new technology in a situation you cannot be reprimanded too badly in.
We are currently working on genetic augmentation. I do not see why we can't extend the life of your companion animals.
Once 15% of a population buys their freedom we give the knowledge of ftl.
No. We can't out of respect of the one known as the crocodile hunter.
Ofcourse.
Which 3% of the population will not see a significant rise in QoL or even decrease? What do you plan to do with our current authority structures? How do you treat rebels and law-breakers? How much bodily autonomy and self-determination do we have? Suppose we have a complaint about a "slave-master?"
You call them 1%ers they will be put on an even playing field with everyone
For the most part leave it alone. Only after scrubbing the corrupted members out. A few governments will be all but wiped out. Mainly because they cause more harm than good for their people.
.an investigation will be don't to know why they broke the law. Everything we can do will be done to help them. The sick will receive care. If there is nothing we can do to help them they will go to prison.
As long as you show up for work you are good to do as you please.
Technically they are employers. An investigation will be conducted. You will be relocated to a work environment more to your liking or the employer will be put on trial.
After careful consideration, I would like to second the sentiment that your translation software is faulty on the word "slave." That particular word has negative connotations in a majority of our cultures.
Do you have any accommodations for autistic people? Like a provided sound dampener and irregular work hours?
Also have you ever heard of DnD or other tabletop RPGs?
I have a request. While I know many humans will gladly accept a three-day work week with a total of fifteen hours, I personally would not know what to do with that much free time.
I quite like my forty hour week with a flexible working hour system. Would it be possible for me to keep these working hours or would I need additional jobs to reach my desired work time? How legal would that be?
If this is how you treat slaves I don’t want to know how you treat the actual galactic 1%. *looks over to see the “give up” machine 5000. A fully interactive VR full body suit that does literally “everything” you could possibly need.*
In truth this conquest gives a vote in the Senate that automatically votes in favor of the majority. Once 40% of a species buys their freedom they can use their vote however they like.
On a social level. It brings a new perspective to the collective and normally ushers in a new wave of scientific discovery.
As for who pays. Tax payers. More specifically the money comes from the exploration and xeno relations funds.
Ok first of all. I believe there’s been a mistranslation error, these conditions are not ones of slaves, 2nd do y’all got like one of those replicators from Star Trek? I wanna build a 5ft model of a imperial titan
You say slavery, but the more correct term would be indentured servitude.
Either way sign me up. Im more than willing to work a factory job, especially if it's military factory like building battlecruisers and stuff.
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How does education work? Is there education for critical thinking and other skills, alo g with intelligent ones for work that requires more knowledge?
Every slave is taught how to read and write both their home world language, for you either English mandarin or indi, and galactic common. Arithmetic is also required teaching. Unlike your current education system, we also teach how take care of one's self, financially cooking and medically. Further education is provided based on what tasks you will need to perform. This can range from basic construction skills to advanced Nero science. This level of education requires one to not be eligible to purchasing their freedom for a period of 1-5 years. Once free you have full access to seek further education. While still a slave you have full access to your home world uncensored and ,as best as we can do, unbiased history to the best of our researcher's ability.
I'd the payment of higher education the 5 years of work and are we garunteed a jobs in that field?when taking a job is our physical and mental states/preferences taken into account to maximize worker output
Depending on the level of education provided you can be seeing a required enslavement of 1-5 years. We can not expect some one who wears how to properly run a crane to stay enslaved for the amount of time as another who learns how to be, in your terms, a brain surgeon. Yes you will be guaranteed a job in the field you are educated for. Just know you might have to relocate to another planet. As for mental and physical accommodations, we will do our best but as humans are ,I say this with as much respect as I can, weird we cannot guarantee anything at this time.
There are more than 3 home world languages. What if we want to use our own native language together with galactic common?
So no. You keep people uneducated in the most important subjects and then feed them a carefully curated selection of their own history which will obviously reinforce the pro-slavery position. "Sure you CAN choose be free, but look what happens when your people are. Besides, you'd have to give up all these lovely benefits we so generously give you." Eat a bag of dirty dicks, xeno. -sincerely, The Resistance
How good are your telescopes? Can you lot fly out to a point before the light-echos of a given time, stare at us with your fancy gravity telescopes, and see what happens on the surface?
>unbiased history Of earth? You know we wrote that, right?
Will I still be able to go to war to kill xeno scum?
Glad you asked. We are currently facing a galactic threat. The closest we can compare them to your pop culture is the bugs from starship trooper. Any slave that willingly volunteers will be immediately set free with a 4 year military contract. As I am not a military recruiter I lack any more information.
I'm doing my part
Congratulations. I sent your information to a military recruiter. You start training for helldiver battalion in 6 months. Until then I recommend on a physical training regiment designed to boost endurance.
If you are fighting a galactic level threat, how is it feasible to enforce slavery on a wide scale. Also, how is it fiscally beneficial to the Empire and it's free citizens to use this model?
According to history this is the best way to insure every one finds work they enjoy and receive adequate education. I do understand your concerns but many worlds we uplift and make slaves say we have given them job security and provide for all needs. It is common for slaves to never buy their freedom. Infact we are forcing those who have been a slave for 40+ years to buy their freedom.
A lot of humans are going to resist on principle, some in subtle ways, and others more vehemently. Our history says your decision today spells doom for the Empire in the future. Anyone willing to break moral law openly is guaranteed to be doing worse in secret.
Yes we see that but we are hoping that you as a people realize that we are more good than bad. It is true we hide a number of secrets but they are for the greater good.
Ah shit, not the Tau.
Quit complaining and eat your food ration. *you see on the side of the can “even in death I’m served”.*
Conquer me harder, Daddy!
Pleasure world for you.
This made me chuckle.
I'm bombing their embassy. Humanity has no master
We can schedule you in at 3pm in three weeks. Would you like us to provide you with material to make a home made explosives or deliver an antimatter bomb? Additionally would you like the embassy to be staffed by androids or organic clones?
False vacuum decay bomb
I'm sorry but we do not have that level of technology
I do
Unlikely.
Bet?
I would say you'll see, but either way that won't happen.
You call this slavery, I call this: sign me up. Now, can I get a lamia wife?
We are not match makers but if your willing to do farming work I can send you to a world where the majority of workers are the sluthornias. They are the closest to lamias.
Is that pronounced Sluth-ornias or..?
I did not know you spoke in ducklingous.
I have a question Was there a mistranslation or is ,,slave" just the closest equivalent word to your language's meaning?
I'm not sure. But on our end slave is the closest word.
Please try ,,citizen" or ,,civilian" as ,,slave" is a word that mostly refers to a person who is overworked without rights and treated as property and not a living being,i belive this may drasticly improve relations with all of us
Would you like to work with our translators? You will be required to receive education in languages that would be equivalent to a doctorate. We will pay for the education and only cost you 4.2 years before you can buy full civilian rights.
Apologies but i am not very good with learning languages but i am good for scouting mines,preferably those where there hostile alien bugs that need squishing
How does joining the Pathfinder team sound? You will be scouting unexplored regions and if you stay a...better word than slave.. for ten years you will be eligible to buy your own scouting ship.
Sign me up! LETS ROCK AND STONE✊️⛏️WHOSE WITH ME
There is an opening in the deep rock company. How you like beer.
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Eligible? Will I have the means to purchase the ship? Will I have to pay for it in entirety before I can take possession of the ship?
Maybe "indentured servant" - I can't see many of us *really* not wanting to do it. Perhaps the word "slave" is a little harsh?
Calling it now, rebellions are gonna kick off due to the name alone Maybe serf, peasant or indentured servant like you suggested would work better?
That was kinda what I was thinking but I couldn't think of a more modern term for it than indentured etc :)
Honestly given its a galactic empire why not roll out the ancient terms ya know? Heck maybe using the roman term plep would be accurate lol
Why hasn't anyone gone with the obvious? We are now "Galactic Interns".
I believe you have a future in the galactic advertising business.
I see would you like to join our translation team?
I'd be honoured to take it at the terms you quoted :)
Just note you will be receiving a free education on languages that equates to a doctorate level of education. This will require you to wait 4.2 years before buying your freedom.
Can I work for you on a planet with higher gravity? I want to get stronger.
Sadly that will be hard. Terra is 2.5 times the galactic average when it comes to gravitational force. That being said if you don't mind mining for tungsten we do have a world with mines that has a gravity that's 3.2 times the galactic average.
I am gonna get so jacked. Please tell me the Oxygen Level ist a Little below Earth average so my endurance goes up
This does not qualify as 'slavery' from the human perspective, you may want to consider rephrasing it as 'mass-employed' instead, as the human definition of 'slavery' would definitely be something that should irk you to the point of exhuming your recent consumption in disgust. Which is an appropriate reaction if that be so. Also because some humans will take a perverse sense of gratification from overworking themselves to fulfil status quo due to being called a slave, or because the \[TRANSLATION ERROR\] empire is run by non-humans and the idea of a similarly sapient race enthuses them with the desire to work, depending on said work. What kind of work, amenities, etc, should the average human or human with unique derivations ('disabilities' or lack of features such as limbs) expect, and what assistance should humans with such derivations expect?
I'm sorry I need to cry in a corner for a moment. I looked up the word "slave" in your dictionary database. I whole heartly apologies. I'm currently running version 3.09 of our translation software. I told my higher ups we needed to wait for the 4.0 version.
This is fine, so long as the average human gets to pick whether to work from Earth or move the chances of resistance should be low. Some human authorities may be compatible with your civil regime, and could be subsumed for upper-echelon activities to give humans a semblance of specieswide independence while not changing much else. There are humans who have distorted the 'slave' role in certain scenarios; these should be observed with caution and may benefit from being introduced to appealing entities - and other humans, though few in number, who may find your kind of interest. Your tears of sympathy are appreciated; our kind's history is one full of some very terrible events, and I for one appreciate this straightforwardness. Now, I ask again the following questions: \-What kind of work is available? \-What amenities should be expected to be offered beyond those our kind have made, such as videogames or online socialisation utilities? \-How will humans with unique derivations, such as various limitations to their ability (such as being blind, deaf, or having come-into-being with missing limbs), be handled? Will they receive a mindlinked surrogate platform (see: Tenno, Warframes) to enable their ability to work or otherwise live pseudo-independently? \-Will humans with some form of mental derivation, such as Autism, be given assistance to acclimatise to their circumstances? \-Can humans work from home using similar surrogation mediums? \-Have you tried interacting with the crude algorithm constructs to help with finding commonalities between \[Orion Common\] and languages humans use or have had records of?
You would be surprised. There is a need for any and all skills. To put it in a simple way. Imagine all the videogames, movies, books, songs, and art humanity has made and multiply it by 79, number of current empire races. Medical technology can correct most conditions those that can't be corrected will be offered a home in an assisted living area. Their primary job will be to help train medical staff on bedside manners. Yes humans can work from home is the job allows. It is infact encouraged. We have thought of that but currently your world lacks the infrastructure to do so.
There are some medical conditions that may actually be beneficial to certain roles. This is worth putting time into researching, as there is many a thing even I don't know about my own kind; we've only had this kind of technology for the better half of \~60 years prior to your annexation of our world. You may want to dedicate a large team of fictionally inspired androids, perhaps with their own orbital base to manufacture more of themselves or restore from memory backups, to serve as both an autonomous mechanism to help with the linguistics research and to double as a source for custom-made 'characters' humans can then utilise as a means to serve your empire. Having humans pilot surrogate entities remotely has the benefit of being able to monitor them on duty, and the ability to limit their actions in a fashion like a videogame; this would make \[however many humans play shooter-type videogames\] suitable members of this supposed military expression. Said military force could then be inspired by existing human-made fiction, such as any number of exaggerated patriotically-charged armies, such as the 'Helldivers', 'Adeptus Astartes', 'SPARTAN Program', or similarly lethal special units, such as 'Warframes' or 'Forerunner-Promethean Knights'. This would depend on your civilization's capabilities to provide the means of production for these surrogate bodies. As for the 'AIs' our species has so far failed to produce a digital construct that can generate purely original content; what we do have may still be useful in trying to bridge an understanding of the many languages on Earth. Learning and indexing these languages, societies, cultures, and lifestyles - and preserving them through letting portions of humanity emulate them should they desire to as part of their work - can be helpful should another civilization which has a language with intracompatible words/phrases be found. Speaking of working from home, what kind of work would be available that involves usage of surrogate platforms (up to and including combat against threats)? And... I haven't quite caught the name of the empire you represent?
The empire name. I believe in English it translate to space puppies and kittens.
...'Space puppies and kittens'? So your empire is \[Dogs and Cats\]? We do have a few sayings regarding such lifeforms, and have domestic companions of both variations - but not their more wild counterparts. Should I be under the presumption that your species primarily contain advanced counterparts to our domestic companions?
Well technically yes. Earth was originally seeded to be a new colony world. But humans evolved.
Interesting. I'll make note of it. I should advise that there are humans who have taken a keen interest in 'compatible' lifeforms as a concept. To render that a reality for them may open doorways to unforeseen progressions in biological research.
I for one welcome such research.
I am suffering with long covid. Does this mean I can get help with household chores like cleaning?
You will be placed in an assisted living facility where you can ask for as much as as you wish. The medical staff will do all in their power to restore your health to pre illness state. As the human genome is unmapped this can take 5-10 years.
Have you heard of the human genome project? We sequenced it ages ago! We're willing to share the data if you let us continue researching!
What happens to the parasites(owner class)?
They are lowered down to your level then charged with crimes against sentients.
All hail our new overlords!!
Please do not say that it is offensive. We just over through the overlord state two centuries ago.
Apologies. What is your preferred term of address?
Emperor
Singular?
Their was the emperors but they liked ritualistic sacrifices. Those the kingdom over threw them. Then the queendom over through the kingdom. Then came the overloads. And now it's us.
Ok .. by the way, have you ever heard of the concept of the benevolent dictator? Your description of yourself sounds relatively similar to this concept.
No we have not. Our translators are having a hard time working the term out
“Chain daddy” *pulls on your collar.*
Yes we plan to restore earth. When 60% of human population has caught their freedom you will need a capital world. Children will not receive a stipend until they turn 18. Until then they are to spend working hours in an educational facility to learn basic living skills, reading writing, mathematics, and encourage the development of higher thinking through play. The infirmed will be treated by our doctors.
Is the work stuff different for people with mental disorders, like autism, adhd, etc? Because I’ve seen a trend where people like that are very good at menial, repetitive tasks, especially when listening to music, but those are usually the tasks first automated when AI is involved.
True many of those tasks have been automated but we found that an organic touch is still needed in many places. Fear not after a physical and mental evaluation and a survey we will find you a place of work that suits you perfectly.
I served time in Terra's military, and due to traumatic events during both childhood and service, am unable to perform the majority of duties required of an active and healthy slave. Should I expect to be euthanized?
Why would you ask that? I'm putting in an emergency order to get you the help you need.
Recommendation from a Canadian doctor.
Hey! Stop that! You’ll give the poor alien a heart attack throwing that info about! And god forbid they end up going down the *Rabbit Hole™*
....do we have to be called slaves? I guarantee a LOT of people are gonna rebel based off the name alone given what it means to us...
I apologize I'm running version 3.09 of our translation program. I recommended waiting to do this after version 4.0 was complete.
Always someone higher up causing issues... at least that's a constant...
Yes. But always in the name of the greater good.
What about pets? Will my future cats and current lizard be allowed?
Yes because of human pack bonding trait pets are considered your spawn. But you will need to talk to someone in housing to see how much extra space you are given.
You are not very good at this conquest business, are you.
In truth we want your world to be willing to do this. We need an additional voter in the Senate and until 40% of your race buys their freedom that that vote will automatically be counted to the larger quantity of votes.
That one dude that people eventually work with to start a successful revolution and regain their freedom: Fuck off.
If he wishes to be a freedom fighter he may join the military and work as a training advisory in practice war games. They love to claim their side as the rebels of freedom.
Well I don't like being called a slave or anything that is tiptoeing around it.
Sounds cool and all but I think I'll be heading the rebellions on the simple fact that you use imperial measurements
We apologies for that. The translation software is based off of information we scanned from a space object from what is known as NASA.
NASA uses metric… something isnt adding up
Why does intense physical labour have an 8 hour work day, while other jobs have a 5 hour day?
Most of those jobs need to be completed on a shorter time scale. But cost of freedom is halved.
I keep sentient but non-sapient companions, will I be able to continue caring for them?
Do to human pack bonding trait, any companion animals are considered your spawn.
Excellent, thank you. But given that "spawn" are entitled to extra space... Could I keep the smaller, "single person" dwelling, though? My companions are very small and don't need extra space like a human spawn or more traditional dog & cat varieties; and I both don't want to take a larger dwelling I don't need from someone else who does, and I don't want to clean extra rooms that aren't necessary.
That is a question for a housing representative.
I got hit by trans-dimensional lightning and can now do magic. What happens now?
Well then let's get you to r&d. They will take it from there.
Just came back, I still have magic but they also gave me psychic powers that include future sight, don’t ask me how that work the scientists there are just as confused as I am. Erm, you’d best get to cleaning out your capital real soon. Big things that look like a mix between a tyranid hive tyrant, a crocodile and a sabertooth tiger are gonna visit in like a month or two and leave a bunch of eggs that eventually cause a load of problems. I recommend gratuitous amounts of napalm.
How many months' stipend would be estimated to buy our freedom?
11 months if you do not receive any higher education or spend any of the stipend. It is recommended to you to rain a slave for at least 3 years. You will be taught galactic common and build up a work history that will aid in finding work.
What is the moral justification for enslaving any person or group against their will, even if you perceive the result to be an improvement in quality and longevity of life?
According to our religious belief when uplifting a society service is the appropriate payment. With proof of being able to live in our greater society, saving the stipend money to buy one's freedom, they no longer need to serve and may live as they want.
If your management are anything like corporate at my previous job, I'm going to go AWOL and shit on every desk in the local office. And I'm going to fill up with intestinal worms first.
What do you mean? Do your managers not treat you as living thinking beings?
***Debatable…***
I notice that you said humans what about cybertronians
Who do you think scouted your planets?
How would this change day to day living outside of work? Are humans still able to intermingle, or interact with other species?
Why would this affect what you do when not working? Restraining what a person does when not working, as long as it does not harm the greater good, is barbaric and immoral.
I saw you describe integration into a galactic society, I was just curious what this would entail.
Mainly can you handle your own finances and not be a burden on your fellow beings.
Oh, I mean how would we become part of the galactic society? Would we provide goods to other civilizations? What does this mean for our day to day life?
I believe in your terms the answer would be...the golden rule. Treat others as you wish to be treated.
Will the Galactic Empire be able to help Terra restabilize its environment for the optimal health and longevity of all sapient and non-sapient life present? Additionally, what is the plan for those enslaved individuals unable through age or infirmity to provide benefit to the Empire's economy?
Does it surprise you that despite the increased quality of life, you will still be dealing with constant rebellions because "Fuck you, that's why"?
This isn't slavery. \*Grabs a pile of history books\* This is what slavery means on this planet. \*Proceeds to showcase the unpleasant parts of human history where humans did terrible things to other humans... which is to say all of it\*
*proceeds to cry and puke*
Sorry about that, but I thought it best to warn you what our species is like.
Where can I sign up?
No need to sign up as your world is conquered you are a slave now. In 6-9 months we will begin relocation and training.
Sounds good to me.
TANSTAAFL! I wouldn't believe it and thus would fight to my dying breath...I am positive that I would not be alone.
Would you like to me moved to work for the military in practice war games? You will be with the others who think like you and call themselves selves rebels of freedom.
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No when not working your free to do as you please. You just have to show up at your next shift on time.
What if I want to purge all Xenos from the galaxy in the name of the God Emperor of Mankind?
Would you like to work as a paid GM or wargamer? We have a large 40k following.
I want to start my own religion. I will start the Imperial Cult.
Once you buy your freedom please fill out form r3l19i0n.
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After a physical and psychological exam we will provide you a list of jobs that best suit you. Normally two pages long. The only health care we choose for you is anything that keeps you alive by treating illness, trauma, or birth defect. All other choices are yours to make. Also when the medical care will result in prolonged suffering to maintain life you have final say if we continue to treat or not. If you save the entirety of your stipend you may buy your freedom at 11 months. If you have a child of 17 or younger when you buy your freedom they must choose either to return to servitude and receive higher education at no cost, or remain free and go on their own path.
Some of us have so called “birth defects” that we would not want “treated”.
Can i keep working on what i alredy worked before?
I don't see why not. We will though provide you in further education and safer equipment.
Will long term illness aka autoimmune or human related illness something you will be curing prior to our slavery? Or will we have to work while waiting for medical advances? Or will we have an opportunity to work on both?
To be honest, I would have to seriously consider it. Right now I am a wage slave, this would just change the debt ratio of the slavery. What kind of interest do we get charged on our debt?
If you have any form of long-term illness you will be working in hospitals and or research labs. Your main task will be testing and evaluating treatment plans that may lead to a cure. When not undergoing treatment you will help with janitorial services and lawn care.
I embrace our new Overlords.
Please emperors. We just over through the overlords two centuries ago.
Nice offer,would I be able to get cybernetics enhancements?Nothing too crazy tho.
Only as a medical necessity. I see cyberlivers will be popular.
😭
Will you pay for my videos games? And a nice gaming computer,
No but you can use the monthly stipend for that.
>\*Work hors for standard jobs shall not exceed 5 hours a day, intense physical lab are will require working 8 hours a day. Our apologies. >\*Full medical, dental, optical, and psychological coverage with timely care. wait wait wait... those office workers with the easy sit on their ass jobs gets to work halfdays but farmhands and other workers with actually physically difficult jobs have to work the 8 hours still? that's so bullshit and unfair it fills me with intense hate for your kind. I'm going to do anything just to see your empire suffer, do you really think ur psych coverage is good enough?
I forgot to mention those working 4 hour days can buy freedom after saving their stipends completely after 11 months. Those working 10 hour days can do so in 4 months. Unofficially those that work four hours don't normally buy their freedom in less than 5 years. Those working 10 hours do so in one year regularly.
what actual benefits would being free grant over being a slave? are all the humans currently in management and boss roles removed? cuz if not reading between those lines, workhour totals are not enforced and I'm still working 12-14 hour days during the shit times of the year.
"You see, there's a thing where humans, once our basic needs are met, we can have a chance to be angry, to devote our efforts to something greater. Why do you think so many rich folks wanted this setup? Why do you think the colonizers did this? They didn't like us using our brains. We did our rebellions frequently in spite of this." "Uh oh." "You just gave us back our brains. And you just unveiled a whole new can of worms, buddy. You got a bunch of happy and fed humans thinking about politics."
But would you hit a species that look like a more evolved dog?
This isn't slavery. What, are you using us as experiment fodder, too?
Only for medical treatment after we know they are not lethal to you.
May i make a suggestion. Instead of calling it slavery call it indentured servitude. Or better yet a PAID INTERNSHIP to join the greater galaxy.
What’s this new “Soylent Green” food made from?
It's a paste based food made from grinding up a crustacean found on an ocean world.
"I'd rather be free and worked to the bone, than a slave in luxury." Says the Terran who reaches under his Blazer. "Huh?! But your life will be easier." "Don't care, God made Man, Sam Colt made them equal, John Moses Browning made Americans Superior." He says as he draws and fires hitting the Xeno. "Now that we've got that settled, let's get Lockheed on the phone."
Please don't do that. You don't want your race deemed a threat to the greater good.
"We have a saying here, The road to hell is paved with the bones of those who died for the greater good. I'm off to the mountains. Do. Not. Follow. Me."
Why is this called slavery. It's not even close
Closes word that translation system version 3.09 found. I argued to wait for version 4.0 to come out.
What are you feelings on those with multiple mates and other complex family structures outside of the previous current culture? Will those additional mates be recognized? Will young be able to have additional caregivers that have rights concerning their care? Will living arrangements be created to accommodate those family structures? Furthermore, what are your feelings on trans people? Will they be provided healthcare that meets their needs? Will this healthcare include non-binary people? Related to all of that, what are your feelings on discrimination practices within the human species? Will that be allowed to continue or do you find that to be counterproductive? If so, what is your solution to both issues of discrimination and the humans who practice it?
The housing arrangements are based on what human society considered a normal ,majority view. What I can tell you is that this is a housing question but I'm sure they can work something out. Does that group get persecuted? All they need to do is keep a record of biological gender and have a psychological evaluation then they can potentially have the full transition done for free. This has been asked by a number of other species when they were uplifted. After 4-5 generation persecution amongst one species dies out as they see all their other species. There is a term for this but I lack sufficient knowledge.
What can we expect for any rights to privacy? Will such be akin to a surveillance state, or will be have biological and digital privacy rights?
The only time you will be under government surveillance is in government busses to and from work. If you are not present a welfare check on you will be issued. A first responder, EMTs mainly, will come to your residence and check on you. If you are sick or unable to work further steps will be taken. If you just forgot make it to the bus or file PTO the. Will have to pay a small fine of a quarter. Other than that what you do on your personal time is not of our concern as long as it does not harm the greater good.
A new alien overlord is talking to me through my smart phone. I have _Several_ questions that may or may not lead to loyalty or subsequent treason. How is our rise in quality of life concerning for you? Do you demand tribute and if so what is it? What is the purpose of our enslavement? How do you view those in the profession of armed conflict, more specifically do you have a need for them? How do you view genetic alterations to a living organism DNA? More specifically in that field is can you make Dogs live longer? Is there one species capable of space travel or many? Can you Nuke Australia? And would we ever get the chance to travel the stars?
Honestly right now 80% of terra population lation is living in conditions so immoral that even those on death row would not be subject to. Not in a physical since. You will have a vote on the Senate. Until 40% of the human population buys their freedom the vote is automatically casted in favor of the largest group. In truth. Guaranteed adequate education, financial stability, and experience with using new technology in a situation you cannot be reprimanded too badly in. We are currently working on genetic augmentation. I do not see why we can't extend the life of your companion animals. Once 15% of a population buys their freedom we give the knowledge of ftl. No. We can't out of respect of the one known as the crocodile hunter. Ofcourse.
Which 3% of the population will not see a significant rise in QoL or even decrease? What do you plan to do with our current authority structures? How do you treat rebels and law-breakers? How much bodily autonomy and self-determination do we have? Suppose we have a complaint about a "slave-master?"
You call them 1%ers they will be put on an even playing field with everyone For the most part leave it alone. Only after scrubbing the corrupted members out. A few governments will be all but wiped out. Mainly because they cause more harm than good for their people. .an investigation will be don't to know why they broke the law. Everything we can do will be done to help them. The sick will receive care. If there is nothing we can do to help them they will go to prison. As long as you show up for work you are good to do as you please. Technically they are employers. An investigation will be conducted. You will be relocated to a work environment more to your liking or the employer will be put on trial.
After careful consideration, I would like to second the sentiment that your translation software is faulty on the word "slave." That particular word has negative connotations in a majority of our cultures.
We are running a translation software version 3.09. errors are to be expected.
Do slaves have any legal standing or recourse against abuse or harassment from owners?
Of course.
Do you have any accommodations for autistic people? Like a provided sound dampener and irregular work hours? Also have you ever heard of DnD or other tabletop RPGs?
Yes. A case worker will have to help them find the right job. Yes we import all Terran ttrpgs.
I have a request. While I know many humans will gladly accept a three-day work week with a total of fifteen hours, I personally would not know what to do with that much free time. I quite like my forty hour week with a flexible working hour system. Would it be possible for me to keep these working hours or would I need additional jobs to reach my desired work time? How legal would that be?
If this is how you treat slaves I don’t want to know how you treat the actual galactic 1%. *looks over to see the “give up” machine 5000. A fully interactive VR full body suit that does literally “everything” you could possibly need.*
The 1% is a revolving door of individuals found commiting crimes against sentient.
Don't blame me... I voted for Kronous.
All the Rednecks shout out "But my FREEEEEDOMS!!!"
Think of all the beer the government is technically buying you
What does the prosperity of the galactic empire cost? Who profits? And who pays?
In truth this conquest gives a vote in the Senate that automatically votes in favor of the majority. Once 40% of a species buys their freedom they can use their vote however they like. On a social level. It brings a new perspective to the collective and normally ushers in a new wave of scientific discovery. As for who pays. Tax payers. More specifically the money comes from the exploration and xeno relations funds.
Ok first of all. I believe there’s been a mistranslation error, these conditions are not ones of slaves, 2nd do y’all got like one of those replicators from Star Trek? I wanna build a 5ft model of a imperial titan
We are currently running a translation software version 3.09. No but our 3D printers are close.
You say slavery, but the more correct term would be indentured servitude. Either way sign me up. Im more than willing to work a factory job, especially if it's military factory like building battlecruisers and stuff.
Can you pick me up now please I’ll accept a extra 6months of slavery for fast tracked pickup
Guess that makes the job hunt over! Hail the new overlords.
A gilded cage is still a cage.