Comment by pm90
4 hours ago
I think if we had some sort of UBI/provision for necessities this is the sort of thing people would be doing, and it would be great.
4 hours ago
I think if we had some sort of UBI/provision for necessities this is the sort of thing people would be doing, and it would be great.
I suspect some people would still focus more of their time on winning the superbowl.
And you somehow think this is a good thing?
Yes. It is a societal health indicator. When societies create more art it is indicative of that society having their more basic needs met. https://www.simplypsychology.org/wp-content/uploads/maslow-5...
I've never worked a job where getting rid of the people who don't want to be there wouldn't improve the situation for everyone else.
As an employer, UBI and universal healthcare might slash payroll costs and eliminate most of the hiring process.
As a founder, UBI might remove the funding barrier to entry.
What's the downside, and who is it a downside for?
It's a downside for some nebulous strawman that just barely exists outside of the support system UBI would provide. Far enough out to not experience the benefits but not far enough to be above it all.
Of course the strawman's proponents will use it as an example of why we should write the whole idea off entirely, rather than test the validity of the concern and discuss options that provide some form of equity to a wider population.