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https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic-jobs-against-hijacking-utopia/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic... As

https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic-jobs-against-hijacking-utopia/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic... As long as it's not busy work I guess. I won't be surprised if those rules are poorly enforced though I'd be okay with just giving people money, even if it's less than cost of living, since that will push some people back from the edge. It may be used as an excuse to stay in dying rural towns and vote against my freedom but hell that happens anyway...

euroderf 2y ago
> As long as it's not busy work I guess Even digging holes in the ground and filling them up again is exercise. So... for people who are overweight and out of shape (as measured by standardized fitness tests executed under the gaze of a well-trained A.I.), also require (say) two half-hour exercise sessions (also under the gaze of a well-trained A.I.).
- footy 2y ago
  this is why humanities matter
- tempfile 2y ago
  I am begging you to say psych (or sike).
  - euroderf 2y ago
    Okay okay. Let's stick to digging ditches and filling them up again. WithOUT robotic assistance. Some sort of character-building exercise that keeps the Protestant Work Ethic -itarians happy.
    - tempfile 2y ago
      what? I was referring to this part: >as measured by standardized fitness tests executed under the gaze of a well-trained A.I.