I mean, carrot ex machina I guess. Instead of being exploited for their hearing (Labour) they are now being exploited for their carrots (unrefined goods), that's even a worst position to be in, but whatever.
It's like if every junji ito short story happened at the same time, all these world ending events are gonna collide and solve each other out, just open the briefcase that kills you when you look at it and point it at the sky, done and done.