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> All this being said, Reddit should copy Hacker News, Twitter should oust Jack Dorsey, Facebook should die, and billionaires should pay their goddamn taxes so
by xondono 5y ago
> All this being said, Reddit should copy Hacker News, Twitter should oust Jack Dorsey, Facebook should die, and billionaires should pay their goddamn taxes so we can implement Universal Basic Income. Doing this will enable actual good people to do actual good and useful work without having to rely on ads, difficult to come by donations, blockchain pyramid Ponzi schemes, or bullshit jobs
This was either written by a 20somethings who wasn’t there in the “good times” he is describing, or by someone who was there but still has the mindset of someone in their 20s.
I don’t know which is worse.
- jklinger410 5y agoUBI is unequivocally a good thing.
- Ginden 5y agoMaybe, but liquidifing all wealth of all US billionaires at once (built over decades), even if it's possible (it isn't), would give UBI of $12000 for single year. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4+trillion+dollars+divided+by+population+of+usa https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4+trillion+dollars+div...
- mgalgs 5y agoSide note: Wolfram Alpha is just the best
- IshKebab 5y agoThat is exactly the naive mindset he is talking about.
- jklinger410 5y agoYeah, and he's wrong.
- bitcharmer 5y agoMy thoughts exactly. Clickbaity title and clearly no substance. In my experience there is a strong negative correlation between the confidence and young age. A little disappointing this made it to the front page.