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>But another part of me isn't okay with a world in which the vast majority of people do nothing (or do something that doesn't really produce value) while forcin
by dTal 5y ago
>But another part of me isn't okay with a world in which the vast majority of people do nothing (or do something that doesn't really produce value) while forcing higher-income people (like many of us, myself included) to fund that lifestyle.
But in this hypothetical welfare future, nobody forces you. You're free to collect your check and do nothing, like everyone else. Your reward for contributing value is, as you say, higher income. That seems perfectly fair to me.
- Auracle 5y agoAnd if enough farmers decide they want to just collect their check, either someone is going to need to be forced or we all starve. I’m all for the nobody-needs-to-work future, but we’re not going to get there without Star Trek style energy and replicators.
- dTal 5y agoWhy is stick more important than carrot? Make the pay high enough and people will do anything.
- antifa 5y agoI wish it were easier to just contribute to projects that help humanity instead of 99% of my employment opportunities being to spend 60hrs/week inventing new ways to help my boss become a gatekeeper/middleman.