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First off, Stalin is not the be all end all of socialist thought. In fact a lot (most?) people who call themselves socialist these days don't even like Stalin.
by ARandumGuy 5y ago
First off, Stalin is not the be all end all of socialist thought. In fact a lot (most?) people who call themselves socialist these days don't even like Stalin. Even if he was well liked, one can support someone's broader ideas without supporting every single individual position. It's not a contradiction to say "I like [person]'s ideas, except [specific idea], which is dumb."
Secondly, tying unemployment benefits to community service is a blunt tool, that can directly hurt those trying to get unemployment. Some people need more time to find a job or improve their own skills, and spending time mowing the lawn may be counterproductive to that. Some people can work, but they may have disabilities that prevent them from doing whatever community service jobs are available. And finally, some people just can't work at all, and they shouldn't have to go through hoops to prove that to receive the benefits they need to live.
Finally, many on the left (including myself) reject the notion that living necessities should be tied to employment at all. Everyone should have access to food, shelter, clothing, and healthcare, regardless of their employment status. This includes people who can work, but choose not to. Work should not be a requirement to live a comfortable life.
- yazantapuz 5y ago> Work should not be a requirement to live a comfortable life. _Someone else_ will we working to give you a comfortable life.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoThis will be true for all of us at some point in our lives (usually at the extremities). We should embrace the notion of paying it forward.
- mcv 5y ago> _Someone else_ will we working to give you a comfortable life. Robots, preferably. We're not there yet, but it would be a nice goal. And certainly a lot better than having robots do all the work but the fruits of their work going only to the rich who own them.
- CodeGlitch 5y agoYes this is why anything to do with ai should be open source. It can be too powerful in the hands of bad actors.
- cloutchaser 5y ago> Yes this is why anything to do with ai should be open source. It can be too powerful in the hands of bad actors Maybe read your sentence again. Carefully...
- CodeGlitch 5y agoBy being open source = democratising Bad actors start using ai to do bad things. Good actors use ai to counter bad actors. Or is that not what you meant?
- mcv 5y ago> In fact a lot (most?) people who call themselves socialist these days don't even like Stalin. That could also be because he was a murderous dictator, and not necessarily have anything to do with his economic ideas. (Although some of his economic ideas, and they way they were implemented in particular, lead to lots of death too.)