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This is the reason I think its crazy how some people claim that UBI would cause everyone to become lazy and do nothing Nobody likes doing nothing
by alan-hn 2y ago
This is the reason I think its crazy how some people claim that UBI would cause everyone to become lazy and do nothing
Nobody likes doing nothing
- moooo99 2y agoI have never heard that being brought up in a (serious) conversation about UBI tbh. I've had quite a few discussions about this, the most common things people were happy about would be - Having a financial safety net and removing some degree of existential fear (note, this is in a country with an existing social safety net) - Switching into a career with less pay but better interest alignment. Interestingly, most of the women I've talked to would strongly prefer a switch into more social careers while basically all men I've talked to (claim) they'd switch into trades. - Having the option to obtain educational credentials one couldn't get earlier in life for a plethora of reasons, without too much financial concerns (that is in a country with publicly funded free universities) Certainly there are people who would see not doing anything as a godsend, but I think we generally over estimate our intrinsic desire to do something by working and tend to assume this desire doesn't exist in other people.
- alan-hn 2y agoMy comment was more about arguments being made against UBI rather than positives