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“How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rat
by shahbaby 10y ago
“How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli 1469 - 1527
Even if UBI was proven to be a net gain to society, implementation is highly unlikely.
This is less about technology/economics and more about human nature, which has not changed much over the last 500 years.
- planck01 10y agoThat's right. People can't stand the idea of freeloaders that don't have to do anything and get everything for free, while we are working hard to pay for their stuff. Even if this hardly happens, the thought alone scares and angers the hell out of most people.
- undershirt 10y ago> human nature, which has not changed much over the last 500 years Let's be clear that "human nature" is relatively stable, but the "cultures" that sit atop are much more capricious-- slowly changing in different ways to fit the same human desires.