It seems to be absolutely everywhere now. Currently spending the weekend packing for my first move in 5-6 years and, no exaggeration, every single new contract

It seems to be absolutely everywhere now. Currently spending the weekend packing for my first move in 5-6 years and, no exaggeration, every single new contract (lease, utilities, garbage, etc) had a forced arbitration clause. When did these things become universally forced? I distinctly recall arbitration clauses being Big Corp Only things not too long ago - and in many cases, they allowed you to opt-out. Now it’s just a standard part of every boilerplate contract that you have to sign away your rights.