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I was talking about self-improvement, which is similar. OK, further question - what if they want to watch The Wire and write a series critique for public consu
by thenomad 10y ago
I was talking about self-improvement, which is similar.
OK, further question - what if they want to watch The Wire and write a series critique for public consumption as their communal work? That's definitely something tangible.
Does that answer change if they're:
1) A complete unknown with a blog
2) Have published work but aren't very well known
3) Are a famous media writer with thousands of fans asking for this critique?
4) A well-known academic in the field?
If the answer to all of the above is "no", is that also true of other academic work? What about journalism? What about artistic work?
Having worked in the arts for years, the issue with any sort of "we want to pay people to do Good Works" plan is that eventually you have to have someone define what Good Works are, and more importantly, aren't.
I do not envy the many people on grants councils around the world trying to say "well, this thing is Art, but this other very similar thing is not."
- joantune 10y agoYes, it's very tricky to classify something as worth subsidizing and something else that doesn't, especially in regard to Art. I would say: To get an UBI, you would need to do 20hrs work/week. Every other activity would be as is today. i.e. if you have and are able to reach a good crowd, you'll make money with sponsorships and ad revenue.. but you need a big/good enough crowd for that to happen.. and that takes time and effort.. you would have more time for that.. In regards to science, I'm of the opinion that any scientific study, even the ones that only find dead ends, is worthwhile as it advances humanity's knowledge