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I believe this is true, but I expect that many people will refuse to accept it. Giving up on someone is super cruel, after all. But it certainly looks like some
by fxtentacle 3y ago
I believe this is true, but I expect that many people will refuse to accept it. Giving up on someone is super cruel, after all. But it certainly looks like some fellow citizens are beyond recovery. And then it's only prudent to make a plan on how we want to manage living in a society together with these people.
Pure capitalism says that if they are too sick to work, they'll get no money and starve. But most people are luckily not willing to be that cold-hearted. But then a society-wise compromise is needed.
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- catlover76 3y ago[dead]
- beachy 3y agoUBI. Stoners sitting in their apartments watching Netflix and ordering in pizza are good for the economy and good for the environment, compared to being starving and out stealing.
- Animats 3y agoGiant apartment buildings full of druggies on welfare? It's been tried.[1] Also see Cabrini Green, Pruett-Igoe, etc. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_Homes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_Homes
- beachy 3y agoThe world is different from the 1970s. There was nothing to do then in your apartment but watch TV and call people on your landline. These days people can lead intense, immersive (though certainly unhealthy) lives from their couch.
- Animats 3y agoUm. Not wrong. It's so "The Machine Stops".