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Yeah, I'm against UBI, but this is even worse than that. Sending taxpayer money to arbitrarily-defined "geniuses" is the epitome of inequality.
by seanw444 4y ago
Yeah, I'm against UBI, but this is even worse than that. Sending taxpayer money to arbitrarily-defined "geniuses" is the epitome of inequality.
- starkd 4y agoEspecially if any metric is deemed a source of "systemic inequality".
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoDamn, it's almost like the world is deeply complex and interconnected, and being literally so poor you can't afford electricity and books will inevitably pollute any "unbiased metric", you try to create.
- theGnuMe 4y agoWe already do that via grants anyway.
- mc32 4y agoWhy not use what we have already used like future service for scholarships (underwriting an education for limited commitment in the future)? As I mention elsewhere, of course it eliminates people wo just want to play around or students who don't know what they want. But it's be an option for serious geniuses who want to cultivate their intellect but maybe don't have an alternative route.