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The problem is, we can't ascend until we fix the underlying "if you're out of a job then you starve" problem - put UBI infrastructure in place, and then we can
by Qwertious 10y ago
The problem is, we can't ascend until we fix the underlying "if you're out of a job then you starve" problem - put UBI infrastructure in place, and then we can let the machines do the dirty work.
- Chris2048 10y agoThat's a pro not a con. If everyone was guaranteed food/shelter etc there'd be an epidemic of people who did nothing with their lives - there already are a lot of people who do nothing while working a shitty job. Basic needs are motivation for doing things, but problematic too - they can also be demotivating. The problem is that mobility & opportunity is costlier than food & shelter & small luxuries. As such, if you give people enough resources to do something with their life, they can just use it for basic needs & sls and do nothing else; why risk a comfy, if depressing, lifestyle on opportunity? It's a difficult problem, how to ensure people always have opportunities available, while 'punishing' lack of ambition. Maybe the nuance here is the government becoming more aware of the impact of psychological factors, but this hasn't turned out well in the past...
- and0 10y agoWhy do you care if other people are happy being unambitious? Most people aren't horribly ambitious. How are 7 billion people all supposed to change the world?
- Chris2048 10y agoAmbitious doesn't mean trying to be president. It means doing more than eat, sleep, play xbox. Most people do more than that.