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I think you're right that is is an opportunity to think about what we really need done in society, but the implications are simply enormous. One concrete thing
by lordnacho 7y ago
I think you're right that is is an opportunity to think about what we really need done in society, but the implications are simply enormous.
One concrete thing that will come into focus, especially in this US election year, is the healthcare system. If the virus overwhelms the capacity in the US, it will be constantly in the news. There's no better use of the attention than to have that debate about how healthcare should be done.
About the BS jobs, yes, there's undoubtedly a lot of those. I think the only way they go is if the crisis hits the economy so hard that many businesses collapse and are rebuilt, without those jobs. This would be a catastrophe for an awful lot of people. Now, one thing that might prove to be the difference between business going down and not is government intervention. So it's going to be interesting what level of aid is offered.
My sense is the government will try to save as many businesses as possible, not taking the chance to clean out the mess left from two decades of excessively cheap money.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoOne perspective is that we will continue on pretty much as we have been, replete with bullshit jobs, manicured lawns, and consumption to excess, because those are the only choices we know how to make.
- scotty79 7y ago> About the BS jobs, yes, there's undoubtedly a lot of those. I think the only way they go is if the crisis hits the economy so hard that many businesses collapse and are rebuilt, without those jobs. Maybe this will help to introduce basic income and to finally part with the silly notion that to survive you need an excuse of having some job even if that job is manufacturing products and services people don't really need and tricking them into buying those.