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Basic income and the freedom to pursue things without having to worry about money, could be that opportunity.
by samvj 10y ago
Basic income and the freedom to pursue things without having to worry about money, could be that opportunity.
- enraged_camel 10y agoBeat me to it. Without some sort of income guarantee, most people would not move to remote cities. edit: not sure why this is controversial. other than retired folks, who would move to the middle of nowhere as a result of this "kickstarter" if they aren't going to be guaranteed a job there?
- adamgravitis 10y agoBasic income is absolutely one route, but I can think of a few others. A startup could thrive in a smaller city where their employees could achieve a high quality of life without extraordinary expense. You'd still have to solve the recruiting problem, however, and employees would be wary of lock-in effects.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoMoney is not a worry, but food and shelter. If everyone gets money and freedom, where do food and shelter come from?
- RussianCow 10y agoYou don't even need to go that far; wider adoption of remote work would create enough opportunity for a lot of people.