That's always been the actual effect of non competes in the US. Slavery was abolished; you can't be told by a former employer that you can't work for someone el

That's always been the actual effect of non competes in the US. Slavery was abolished; you can't be told by a former employer that you can't work for someone else unless they continue to pay you not to. That you're being downvoted is telling for the HN crowd who will rally behind "tax the rich" but ignore the call to "help the poor."