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Sorry, no. There are not a lot of Einsteins working at Walmart. If UBI is all you need to produce more Einsteins then communism would have won.
by chrisco255 5y ago
Sorry, no. There are not a lot of Einsteins working at Walmart. If UBI is all you need to produce more Einsteins then communism would have won.
- avmich 5y agoCommunism had - and has - their share of Einsteins. It's not enough for communism to win. Especially in today's world, where Einstein from a communist country moves elsewhere early on.
- chrisco255 5y agoCommunism did not produce more Einsteins than capitalism did. It arguably produced less. But regardless, OP is arguing that there are countless people currently working in retail who, if but for a $1000 a month UBI payment, would be producing groundbreaking innovations in science and technology. My point is merely that this experiment (of government providing for basic needs) has already been tried countless times and does not yield more geniuses.
- swayvil 5y agoConsider open source software and the scientific enlightenment. 2 examples of what smart people with free time can achieve. More free time is obviously the thing to do.