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> The work of running, building, and maintaining the world we all inhabit must still be done the magic that UBI proponents bank on is automation and increased
by chii 4y ago
> The work of running, building, and maintaining the world we all inhabit must still be done
the magic that UBI proponents bank on is automation and increased productivity of the remaining workers. And also taxing the wealthy.
- PragmaticPulp 4y agoRight. It’s more of a fantasy where they don’t have to give up any of the things they enjoy about the world we inhabit, but the things they don’t enjoy (paying money and doing work) are shifted to the rich and robots.
- Riverheart 4y agoUBI isn't going to pay for people to go on tropical vacations, people will still work, just less to survive. And the rich? The rich are going to replace the average person's job with a robot/software anyway. What's the point of all this automation if not to work less? I didn't realize The Jetsons was such a dystopian vision of the future. Well, as long as we're the Haves it's not our problem.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoThe vast, vast majority of HN are the haves, or aspiring haves, e.g. jr programmers waiting to bootstrap.