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It's clear from the cover letter that this report is written by people biased in favor of waged labor. I think that the economic pressure to work is a terrible
by jchanimal 7y ago
It's clear from the cover letter that this report is written by people biased in favor of waged labor. I think that the economic pressure to work is a terrible thing that limits most people's potential in ways big and small. The sooner we can be rid of it, the better. There are other ways to make meaning, than to be running from poverty.
- idlewords 7y agoYou sound like someone who once lived on my sofa
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- patcon 7y agoSo what did this person do when they weren't on your sofa?
- idlewords 7y agoNot a heck of a lot
- put_it_this_way 7y agoLooking back on life, I've often been surrounded by a ratio of like 5:1, people doing nothing while I bust my fucking ass. Me being the one, to maybe five other morons, maybe more, maybe less. There are A LOT of idiotic jobs, A LOT of idiots holding them down, and in many cases it's upper eschelon assholes delegating to puppy dogs, running around in circles, everyone wasting everyone else's time. Put a default paycheck on the table, enough to cover room and board, and the truly wasteful members of the upper eschelon lose their ability to command minions, and order their wasteful behaviors around on a whim. I don't think you get what that might mean. Have you ever had a pointy-haired boss. I know you must have. I read your blog. Go back in time, and imagine getting all those years of working worthless jobs for losers back. Getting your youth back. Using your own judgement to determine what's valuable, and putting your extra effort there. Maybe, just maybe, it could be just as bad, letting the grunts chose where they fight. But you know what? Maybe not. Because there's still the leverage of permitting people to put their work where they want to see it make a difference, by gatekeeping according to acquired skills. So we disassemble all the made-for-tv productized infommercial industrial waste, and obviate a lot of dead end media, journalism and advertising, and ostensibly we get real traction in return. Maybe, maybe not. But my gut tells me I'll spend less time as a servile obsequious worm, more time as someone finding genuine worth in their actions, and so too many others should notice the same effect.
- pitaj 7y agoWhat is your solution to scarcity, then?
- toomuchtodo 7y agoThe elimination of scarcity through prudent investments in automation and technology. Energy and mass in, Maslow’s Hierarchy out. It’s the distribution (and prevention of the gains from being collected by the few) that is most important. Even if not done voluntarily, it will happen organically through IP “theft” from the haves to the have nots. The details are more about how history looks upon parties involved.
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoControlled consumption.
- pitaj 7y agoThat's kind of vague, do you mind going into some more detail?
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoOnly allow people to own and control what is naturally reasonable. If a lion kills more than will fit in its belly it shares the rest with the pride. If there's still more than the Lions can eat, the hyenas eat. Then the vultures. Then the bacteria. Humans have no such natural limit on their ability to consume. Bank accounts can be infinite. One person can own all the houses. The logical conclusion of capitalism as we know it is this: One person owns everything. Things that can't go on forever, don't.
- andrenth 7y agoWho decides what’s reasonable? The logical and factual conclusion from capitalism thus far is that more people have owned more stuff than each previous generation.
- chimpburger 7y agoWhy should I be forced to give away my hard earned cash to anyone who simply refuses to work? Being sick and unemployable is unfortunate, and I am happy to help those who genuinely need help, but what you are suggesting is utterly despicable and unethical.