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Serious question, why should anyone have to work? It's easy to imagine an alternate reality where UBI is a thing and working is optional. I think there's a le
by anon9001 7y ago
Serious question, why should anyone have to work?
It's easy to imagine an alternate reality where UBI is a thing and working is optional.
I think there's a legitimate case to be made that freeing people from labor should be societal goal.
- maerF0x0 7y agoIIRC people dont do well without work (much of our identity is tied up in working) . Of course you can argue that could change if society changes. But individuals who find themselves without work (due to rapid wealth changes, or losing work) often find themselves depressed
- anon9001 7y agoI always hear about identity being tied to work, but I wonder if that's been tested in recent years. Pre-internet, sure, that makes sense. But now that you can do literally anything you want as long as you have the free time to learn it, and you can be instantly connected to like-minded groups. I'm not so sure that work is the source of identity that people think it is.
- nullc 7y agoLosing work isn't the same as not being financially coerced into working in order survive. Need work in your life to add structure and connections? Great. You can do that even if you can afford to not work. Better, you can be more flexible about how and where you do it. More on your terms. You don't need to turn down jobs because they don't pay enough, or even at all.