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The solution to this, along with many other socioeconomic problems, isn't going to be solved through voluntarism. This is easily solved with a universal basic

The solution to this, along with many other socioeconomic problems, isn't going to be solved through voluntarism. This is easily solved with a universal basic income. Some of us would gladly forever maintain and contribute to free software if we had our basic needs guaranteed. I certainly would

wolverine876 5y ago
> The solution to this, along with many other socioeconomic problems, isn't going to be solved through voluntarism. Open source has been incredibly sucessful using voluntarism. We could also throw in political movements; the all-volunteer military, which has existed on and off since the American Revolution; science (the pay doesn't nearly match the efforts and value); non-profits; teaching (same as science); etc., etc. Why do people feel so motivated to sh-t on voluntarism, which has changed the world with great success. Almost every major advance in history has been accomplished by volunteers (depending on how you define it). Declaration of Independence, Newton, Van Gogh, World Wide Web, etc. etc. etc. ...