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Capitalism + UBI = still capitalism. Of course people are fat and lazy, there's an entire economic apparatus convincing them to be. This is why I prefaced the e
by orthecreedence 6y ago
Capitalism + UBI = still capitalism. Of course people are fat and lazy, there's an entire economic apparatus convincing them to be. This is why I prefaced the entire point with "abolish capitalism."
If you were financially independent, what would you do or build? I know I'd never stop producing useful things.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoI don't know whether you should be so sure that you're not mixing up cause and effect here. It might as well be that we have the economic apparatus because people naturally gravitate towards becoming fat and lazy. Or, most likely, both options are true to some degree. > I know I'd never stop producing useful things. I think few people are this driven.
- jokethrowaway 6y agoI'm sure you believe this in good faith, but most human beings are not as driven and are not as good natured as you. This is also why governments or any form or redistribution is inferior to a perfect market without human interference: you will always have bad apples stealing resources or being as inefficient as they can be. I know this because I'm a psychopath, I feel zero guilt or empathy and the thought that someone like me could be in a position of power is downright scary.