the vicar had certainly tuned-in to matsons philosophy about the similarities of ants and humans , and as arnold expanded his theory with anecdotes regarding how some ants enslave their own kind and how , in particular , honeypot ants often attack their neighbours and carry off their workers , it inspired the vicar to draw allusions to modern-day call centres , where clearly slaves and their owners have obvious conflicts of interest but both parties simply keep mum and take the money and run .