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You can do repetitive, meaningless work while on UBI as well. For example I plan to smoke weed and play video games.
by nickpp 5y ago
You can do repetitive, meaningless work while on UBI as well. For example I plan to smoke weed and play video games.
- qualudeheart 5y agoWhy not something more spiritually fulfilling?
- nickpp 5y agoWhy DO? Weed and games are fun. Spiritually fulfilling work is fun until about 10%, then you have to document the code, write tests, do marketing, answer support and so on…
- paxys 5y agoThe difference is you are doing what you want, rather than needing to do it to survive.
- nickpp 5y agoYes, but then I do things that are not necessary for our society leading to its decay and eventual complete failure.
- ubercow13 5y agoWhat you were doing before is still happening, if it was automated. Any small benefit you produce for society when you’re taking a break from smoking weed is a net positive for society compared to if you still had to spend all your time robotically doing your meaningless old job.
- nickpp 5y agoI do not think we’ll ever manage to automate everything. The more we automate, the more stuff to be done we’ll discover or invent. Not the old job, but many new ones.
- thinkagainbro 5y agoThis is true for tweaking and was certainly true for industrial automation. However the danger is if you cut human input/involvement altogether. That is what AI will be if successful. Everyone except the business owner will be uninvolved (apart from futile protests).