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As far as I can tell, most people are unhappy if they're not feeling productive. Sure, it's nice to relax and do nothing for a bit, but not for very long. Retir
by xapata 10y ago
As far as I can tell, most people are unhappy if they're not feeling productive. Sure, it's nice to relax and do nothing for a bit, but not for very long. Retirees need to find a hobby or they quickly become sad and lonely.
One of the best ways to be happy is to spend time in a foreign country where you don't speak the language (or not well). You'll feel productive and accomplished for basic tasks like ordering your preference for dinner or figuring out how to work the laundry machine even though the instructions don't have any pictures. Yet there's very little consequence for failure. Once you get the hang of basic things, you can always focus on learning the language, but that takes actual work.
- lucasmullens 10y ago> As far as I can tell, most people are unhappy if they're not feeling productive. That's the hypothesis that these basic income trials are hoping to prove. Do people suddenly start working, even if they don't have to?
- tluyben2 10y agoMany will, many will not. I feel the question is what the w/nw ratio is.
- mbrock 10y agoI think it's also a matter of community. If you suddenly get a basic income and your friends don't, you might get pretty lonely and bored. Whereas if you had lived for a longer time with a larger community of people who don't have to sell their labor, you might find yourself engaged in projects you wouldn't have invented yourself.