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Was there ever a time when a human being could subsist at any level of decency except through labor? Why then would you expect humans to be adapted to such a s
by jblow 8y ago
Was there ever a time when a human being could subsist at any level of decency except through labor?
Why then would you expect humans to be adapted to such a situation?
- daniel-cussen 8y agoHunting. Gathering. You have to do things, but it's not labor. Tribes cared for their sick and old, and they would watch the children. For what you said to be true, even chewing food would have to be considered labor.
- hnuser123457 8y agoWhy do you not consider hunting and gathering to be labor? Is tracking dangerous animals through the forest and butchering them not work? Foraging and picking fruits, vegetables, and nuts is likewise not work? A ridiculous assertion.
- jblow 8y agoIt’s not labor? What is your definition of labor?
- unclebucknasty 8y ago>Was there ever a time when a human being could subsist at any level of decency except through labor? There was once a time when humans were hunter-gatherers. Are you suggesting that our approach to societal organization should be the same now as then? >Why then would you expect humans to be adapted to such a situation? How have some humans "adapted to" accumulating resources many orders of magnitude beyond what they require for subsistence?
- ji48520 8y agoThere are many people currently living at a good level of decency (even way over the average) from disability benefits, inheritances, accumulated rent... Literally getting paid for no labor at all and they're doing just fine. We, humans, come from terrible conditions where disease, famine, death by overwork/exposure to the elements were a day to day thing. I never hear of anybody dying after being too comfortable.
- Cyph0n 8y agoUBI opens up the option of pursuing labor you enjoy instead of just labor that you need.