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Trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I am more concerned with more specific questions pertaining to UBI. For instance, "Does UBI fix _____ compared to means

Trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I am more concerned with more specific questions pertaining to UBI. For instance, "Does UBI fix _____ compared to means-tested welfare?" or, most likely what my article will be about, "Do we need UBI because robots will take all of our jobs?" I believe that those who favor UBI can still appreciate that a particular argument is invalid-- although the idea as a whole may not be. Of course in order to do this, the article must fairly represent both sides. But yeah... I'm not trying to convert people to be against UBI. That would be hopeless.

Mz 10y ago
You might want to check my blog for past posts about this. We faced similar issues during industrialization. The conflict led to unions and the 40 hour work week. Also, someone really smart has to code those robots, repair them, etc. Automation won't fix all of that. So, for that and various other reasons, I think the best answer here involves A) increased average education levels and B) further lightening the burden that paid work imposes on workers. I think gig work done right is a big part of the answer for that. And the good news is that we are moving towards a gig economy, so I don't need to try to convince people to get on board with making that happen. Instead, I try to put out the word concerning specific things that work well, why I think they work well, how to do it, etc. Anyway, you can check my personal blog and you are welcome to email me if you wish. I hope the world doesn't shoot itself in the foot too much, but I think some of the answers are already emerging. I worry less about this stuff than I used to. No, robots will not take all our jobs. For every person that exists, they have needs that create the necessity of work. We need to rethink our relationship to work. Humans have successfully done so previously. That rethinking is, itself, work and it is a uniquely human kind of work, something robots cannot take from us.
- liamcardenas 10y ago
  Excellent! I have actually seen your blog on HN before. We will be in touch. I'm not too worried about the future of the world anymore either. Even if the there is wide adoption of UBI (or even more radical socialist ideas), it is not likely sustainable and, in the long-run, humanity will be fine.

Mz 10y ago

You might want to check my blog for past posts about this. We faced similar issues during industrialization. The conflict led to unions and the 40 hour work week. Also, someone really smart has to code those robots, repair them, etc. Automation won't fix all of that. So, for that and various other reasons, I think the best answer here involves A) increased average education levels and B) further lightening the burden that paid work imposes on workers. I think gig work done right is a big part of the answer for that. And the good news is that we are moving towards a gig economy, so I don't need to try to convince people to get on board with making that happen. Instead, I try to put out the word concerning specific things that work well, why I think they work well, how to do it, etc. Anyway, you can check my personal blog and you are welcome to email me if you wish. I hope the world doesn't shoot itself in the foot too much, but I think some of the answers are already emerging. I worry less about this stuff than I used to. No, robots will not take all our jobs. For every person that exists, they have needs that create the necessity of work. We need to rethink our relationship to work. Humans have successfully done so previously. That rethinking is, itself, work and it is a uniquely human kind of work, something robots cannot take from us.

liamcardenas 10y ago
Excellent! I have actually seen your blog on HN before. We will be in touch. I'm not too worried about the future of the world anymore either. Even if the there is wide adoption of UBI (or even more radical socialist ideas), it is not likely sustainable and, in the long-run, humanity will be fine.