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> Value, like energy, can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can change form. This is both false and unproductive. Value is unlocked and created all the
by Reedx 7y ago
> Value, like energy, can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can change form.
This is both false and unproductive. Value is unlocked and created all the time. People are much wealthier and better off than their ancestors, despite our far larger population. Hello technology! They didn't have refrigerators, microwaves, the internet, smart phones, modern medicine and so on. Today we're increasingly concerned with overeating vs starvation.
As for UBI, I'm not sure if it's the best answer or not, but Andrew Yang makes the strongest case for it that I've seen:
https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/ https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/
Also branding it as a Freedom Dividend is smart.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoYeah. Chips made out of silicon are more valuable than silicon is. I mean, how disconnected from reality does your view have to be to not see that?