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Doing nothing may cause an even worse situation.
by hanniabu 7y ago
Doing nothing may cause an even worse situation.
- vorpalhex 7y agoThe human race has existed a long time without UBI.
- brillas 7y agojust as it existed for centuries, millenia, without penicillin and without quinine. This isn’t an argument; a history of subsistence doesn’t mean we can’t think of ways to make it all better.
- StreamBright 7y agoWhat is the downside of penicillin for the p50 user?
- hanniabu 7y agoThat's not relevant. The stance of UBI is centered mainly on automation with a side benefit of being able to afford risks and improving quality of life.
- ThrowawayR2 7y ago> "Doing nothing may cause an even worse situation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism Even if it were proven that doing nothing were guaranteed to cause a worse situation, which it isn't, of the myriad of things that could be done, there is no compelling evidence that UBI is the right thing to do.