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> What I don’t get about articles like this is how they just go on and on about how bad of an idea UBI is but don’t propose any kind of a solution. You're fall
by bena 8y ago
> What I don’t get about articles like this is how they just go on and on about how bad of an idea UBI is but don’t propose any kind of a solution.
You're falling for the politician's fallacy. You see a problem, you see a proposed solution, and not hearing any other solutions, you've determined that this solution will fix the problem.
Recognizing that a solution is bad is worthwhile in and of itself. If he's right and we accept that UBI is the wrong solution to the problem then we can stop funneling time and effort into trying to implement that solution and instead look for a solution that may work. Just because he doesn't have that solution doesn't mean we shouldn't listen to his reasons why UBI won't work.
It's like if two non-mechanics were trying to fix an engine and one proposes to slap the engine with his dick until it works again. Just because the other guy doesn't know how to fix the problem doesn't mean he's wrong when he says that slapping the engine with a dick isn't going to fix the problem.
- repolfx 8y agoThe fallacy runs even deeper than that. There might be no solution at all, by the construction of the problem. The correct response to "this will not solve the problem you want to solve" is not "ok so you give me a better solution then", unless the problem is so existential that even doing something horribly wrong is still better than doing nothing. The correct response may well be, "this will not work, therefore we should do nothing".
- bena 8y agoThat is true. It's like the Jurassic World movie that just came out. The dinosaurs are in danger of dying because the island is about to explode. Some characters are trying to figure out a way to save the dinosaurs, but, to paraphrase the original Jurassic Park, they're so preoccupied with how to do it they're not even stopping to think whether they should. It's also very likely that the issues with this fall into the category of a "wicked problem".
- slededit 8y agoI've noticed over time that "doing nothing" is scary to most people on a subconcious level. It breaks the illusion that we have total control over our world.
- invalidOrTaken 8y agoI am one of those people. My productivity has improved greatly by gritting my teeth and forcing myself to do it(nothing), though. For instance, rather than commenting here right now, I should be doing nothing and figuring out which of my many tasks I should be doing.