How many slaves to you have? Take a quiz.

[demosincebirth]

Sad to say that I have 22


http://slaveryfootprint.org

[Warpy]

1. I think I had about 15 or so

when this made the rounds over at the fiber art group.

Anybody who drives a car automatically has at least 10, I think.

[ellisonz]

2. I have 63.

Electronics, living in a house, eating heartily, medicines and toiletries, and having a relatively small wardrobe by Western standards raised my score. I don't think people are being honest or the sample is too small because you'd think the average score would be higher. I think there's some self-selection at play in this survey.

[etherealtruth]

6. Oh my glob

70 ... apparel seems to have really increased my score, as well as children.

whether accurate or not ..it really makes you think

[Mopar151]

13. I'm a 35

And I reported a pretty small wardrobe... have several CD players & stereos, but most are old..... dunno about this methodology - seems to work against those of us who keep old stuff for a long time.

[kiva]

14. Yup, and I tend to keep things longer,

which works against the overall score.

Also, any other older than dirt people who noticed you go from 'normal' looking to being a granny in your mid-fifties in this program?

[Motown_Johnny]

3. I took this a few weeks ago, I think mine was 22 also

but I must tell you, if I have anywhere near 22 full time slaves they are not very productive slaves.

They should ask how old your stuff is and how often you buy a new TV or Stereo or whatever.


With all this old stuff that I have had for years my 22 slaves must have had most of the last 5 years off.

[Tumbulu]

4. I had 17.....

I think that this is great- I knew most of the facts given and they left out the entire food system which accounts for an outrageous amount of slavery..... but it is a great thing for people to think about and try to incorporate into their buying decisions.

[demosincebirth]

8. I think the big factor is clothes. If we would only check the label and just try and buy where we

think they have better working conditions. Better yet, check for Made in the USA! and maybe let the store know your preferences. Every little bit counts.

[Tumbulu]

17. Good point! I grow my own fibers, food and make many of my clothes

I think that my points were from my car and the computer and ...it is good concept- good to get people thinking.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. omg

60!! and I think I am living such a "simple" life

[Zalatix]

7. Wow, I'm seriously going to pass this link around.

[Kalidurga]

9. Yikes

25, not really sure how to reduce that number because I just have the basics.

[demosincebirth]

10. The last purchase I made in the last year, aside from food, was a flat screen tv and I rated 22. Im

not into clothes, just the basics.

[sarcasmo]

11. 37, Damn, if I didn't live in the burbs I wouldn't need a car.

[riderinthestorm]

12. 39 but it wouldn't let me add in my adult grown child so I'm probably higher

I'm pretty depressed looking at that score. Not sure how I can take it down but I am resolved to get a lower score next year. Very eye-opening. Thanks for posting this.

[closeupready]

15. 45. Not really an effective way to get the point across, IMO.

nt

[uppityperson]

16. The fruits/veg part was funny, I eat mostly what I grow.

I'd like to see them differentiate between purchased food and grown, between new clothing/etc and used.

Interesting though.

[BeHereNow]

18. Not really accurate- does not take into account 2nd hand purchases.

The survey does not calculate for recycled goods-
Most of my belongings come from thrift stores or local
crafts people.
So, I see a problem with their calculation.
BHN

[customerserviceguy]

19. Looks like a travel website

if you want a guilt trip. It had me list my age and gender, how am I going to change those? OK, I could have sexual reassignment surgery, but then it would involve making slaves of medical workers.

Maybe it's best to focus on the fields where people really are being paid less than what they're worth, as opposed to some black-box game that tries to finger us all. I cannot possibly seeing this sort of thing working with those who have the most "slaves". They're just going to dismiss it as a gimmick.