Peter Kropotkin's Bread Knife

Origin
An aristocrat turned activist, Peter Kropotkin vehemently pushed forwards anarchism as the ultimate form of rule. Originally just a military student performing geologic surveys, Kropotkin began to entertain the teachings of anarchism, socialism, utilitarianism and other philosophies. Imprisoned for dissident political activity in Russia, he was arrested but evaded trial to escape to Switzerland.

After the assassination of the tsar, he was formally exiled from the motherland for 41 years until an opening appeared during the Revolution of 1917; he was not astounded by the ideals forwarded under Bolshevik socialism. He detested the American system of capitalism in favor of a de-centralized government that was run exclusively by the common folk. Although he admitted the drive to compete was not insignificant, it could be better utilized as a force that collectively bettered a society. Several points he supported were the abandonment of money for voluntary wealth distribution, self-sufficiency, and cooperation as written about in his books The Conquest of Bread, Fields, Factories, and Workshops and Mutual Aid.

Effects
Slicing baked products causes altruism and cooperation between the consumers and users. Voluntarily giving a stranger unexpected assistance while under the knife’s sway will transfer the effects into the recipient, which they can pass forwards to more people.

All affected will become increasingly sick when faced with the figures and institutions deeply entrenched within authoritarian and capitalist societies. This can cause sympathetic flu, where wanders are momentarily attracted to the afflicted to shove them off and absorb the sickness themselves. They will rapidly suffer pneumonia, hot flashes, loss of bodily control and nerve damage until the knife itself is neutralized.