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130 Years. Four Generations. One Man With Cash. Where Was Everyone Else?

A family in Pakistan was enslaved, and I am using that word deliberately, for 130 years. Four generations. Great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, and children. All of them born into debt. All of them told they could never leave.

It ended on May 14th, 2026. Not because of governments. Not because of corporations. Not because of AI. Because one man got on a plane and paid the debt himself.

We called it beautiful. We shared the video. And then we moved on.

In this episode, Michael breaks down what bonded labour in Pakistan actually looks like; 4.5 million workers, 20,000 brick kilns, over…

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