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> The problem of universal basic income strategies is that they only work when the earth is far below its human population carrying capacity for the current tec
by acchow 4y ago
> The problem of universal basic income strategies is that they only work when the earth is far below its human population carrying capacity for the current technology level.
You are saying we can't have UBI because UBI is unsustainable. But our current system isn't sustainable either, and actually is putting us deeper into destruction year after year as we come up with new ways to extract more from the planet (and faster) and further pollute the planet.
If our current economic system was gradually pushing our technological level towards sustainability, then push on! But all evidence points to the opposite.
- Sevii 4y agoHow does UBI make things more sustainable? UBI doesn't do anything to reduce the human population or create more underground oil reserves. All UBI does is replace bullshit jobs with welfare payments.
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- acchow 4y agoI don't think UBI is more sustainable. I'm saying UBI and our current capitalistic system are both unsustainable, and it seems to appear that capitalism is even more unsustainable as it continually invents new ways to extract more from the planet and faster. People want to consume more (ad infinitum), and capitalism aligns those desires with profit making creating a mechanism to achieve infinitely-growing consumption