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I am aware of that, but I am also a bit concerned about the financial sustainability of the "normal" UBI and also, to be honest, a bit concerned about two thing
by Pamar 9y ago
I am aware of that, but I am also a bit concerned about the financial sustainability of the "normal" UBI and also, to be honest, a bit concerned about two things:
- when discussing UBI many comments hint at completely replacing any kind of welfare with it (I am European so my concept of Welfare is a bit different from the prevalent US view on the topic)
- I have a (maybe irrational) opinion about work being something most people will need to have some sort of focus in their life, so I am a bit torn about BUI as something that would just allow people to live (albeit modestly) without any kind of extra work during their productive years.
- onion2k 9y agosomething that would just allow people to live (albeit modestly) without any kind of extra work during their productive years. You see it as "allowing" them to do that. I see it as "enabling" them to do that. As a race, we've spent tens of thousands of years having to toil practically every day, doing arduous work just to eat, and now we're at a point where perhaps we don't actually need to do that any more. We could have members of society choosing whether they work or not, or just to do things they enjoy, or even just to sit around doing nothing all day. That's amazing. That's exactly the society I want to be a part of. Frankly, if someone chooses to do nothing with their life it has no impact on you, so why do you care?
- Pamar 9y agoI admitted already that my own preference could be irrational, and I am not trying to impose my own viewpoint on the matter. Regarding "why I think work is a very important element of our own lives", see my own submission on HN from a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8280379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8280379