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Experiments are designed to seek the truth of a theory. For example, if the participants who receive this money are poor and they know that the money will stop
by simula67 10y ago
Experiments are designed to seek the truth of a theory.
For example, if the participants who receive this money are poor and they know that the money will stop coming 5 years from now, they may save every penny they can. This may lead us to conclude that basic income does not lead to irresponsible spending. But if any government institutes basic income indefinitely based on the results of this study, it may produce a very different outcome.
- ncallaway 10y agoRight, but we have no data on this theory right now. Wouldn't it make more sense to start at a small-scale and validate that it's even possible that it works? What if they spend the money to do a 5-year study and find that all participants are massively irresponsible with the money and that BI would be a disaster of a social policy? Why commit to a 45-year experiment when we have no data right now? The scientists working on nuclear fission aren't saying: "Let's give up because we can't build a commercial scale energy positive reactor". They're saying: "Let's make progress one small-step at a time on a path that gets us there eventually".