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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

I mean, even if this isn't a deliberate reference to BLM (and it very well could be, since the movement has gotten global attention), the concept of systematic oppression is a fairly universal one and every major country has dealt or is dealing with it in some shape or form.

For me as a black man, the writing regarding the Humagears felt really close to home. The idea of Humagears being intended to serve their masters, only for Humagears like Jin to seek out liberation and freedom. The idea of somebody like Gai using his power and influence to create widespread panic regarding Humagears. The idea of a police force of sorts being used to hunt them.

Ultimately, this topic is a little too heavy for me to want to fully discuss on this board and the comparisons aren't exactly 1-for-1 but it definitely makes sense if what's going on over here in the states was the inspiration for at least certain aspects of Zero-One's story.

It's slavery.

It is literally about slavery.

Slaves are manual labor and contributed to the economic progress of the nation that brought them in. Humagear are constantly referenced as tools, and when set beside a human career professional, threatens their identity and livelihood and causes the human to freak out.

Humagear was first and foremost, designed to support humanity in tasks. So their struggle to find a "dream" something that they decide for themselves, unlike a task designated for them, is what that Singularity represents. A rebirth from souless machine to a human-like existence.