I'm glad that non-competes are being looked at with a stink-eye, I feel it's bullshit to ask someone to sign away their right to use their skills to make a livi

I'm glad that non-competes are being looked at with a stink-eye, I feel it's bullshit to ask someone to sign away their right to use their skills to make a living in exchange for...using their skills to make a living. "If I can't have you, nobody can" is the long and short of a non-compete IMO, I don't feel that's an acceptable condition in any relationship. Maybe I misunderstand what a non-compete is, but it seems relatively straightforward. I don't think an employer is entitled to that kind of benefit, especially considering loyalty to an employer is usually rewarded with indifference at best.