Suzanne...Then again UBI might encourage people to do what they feel passionate about and that might make for a more productive, more innovative and creative, more caring and empathetic society. The artists, musicians, thespians, writers and poets, might have a chance to enrich us all rather than waste their time in jobs where they are u…
Suzanne...Then again UBI might encourage people to do what they feel passionate about and that might make for a more productive, more innovative and creative, more caring and empathetic society. The artists, musicians, thespians, writers and poets, might have a chance to enrich us all rather than waste their time in jobs where they are unappreciated and their talents squandered. Your point about automation doing away with work may be inaccurate; it may be that because of automation people are freed to pursue meaningful work--and we will be a better society for it. I do not shy away from UBI at all, it may give us opportunities to be the people we were meant to be and the country, indeed the world, may be better for all of us.
Work for pay will be in short supply and some freeing up for arts and the like is one benefit of UBI. I was commenting that you were the only one to mention UBI, which I am very much in favor of.
Suzanne, I am a supporter of UBI in theory as I think it may give people more options and possibilities in designing lives that work for them and take their own passions, interests, families, and communities into account. The fact is that companies are taking the most valuable and most limited resource we all have--that is our time, and what they offer in return just doesn't correspond. Your point about the decrease in viable jobs due to tech is valid enough and should warrant restructuring our own lives. I guess I am essentially in favor of UBI as I want people to be free to pursue lives and careers and causes they choose. Too many people go through lives (their time) wishing they were somewhere else, doing something they really care about.
Suzanne...Then again UBI might encourage people to do what they feel passionate about and that might make for a more productive, more innovative and creative, more caring and empathetic society. The artists, musicians, thespians, writers and poets, might have a chance to enrich us all rather than waste their time in jobs where they are unappreciated and their talents squandered. Your point about automation doing away with work may be inaccurate; it may be that because of automation people are freed to pursue meaningful work--and we will be a better society for it. I do not shy away from UBI at all, it may give us opportunities to be the people we were meant to be and the country, indeed the world, may be better for all of us.
Work for pay will be in short supply and some freeing up for arts and the like is one benefit of UBI. I was commenting that you were the only one to mention UBI, which I am very much in favor of.
Suzanne...Do you belong to a group? Is there a group for UBI supporters. Can you contact me via facebook/private messages? Lanae
Suzanne, I am a supporter of UBI in theory as I think it may give people more options and possibilities in designing lives that work for them and take their own passions, interests, families, and communities into account. The fact is that companies are taking the most valuable and most limited resource we all have--that is our time, and what they offer in return just doesn't correspond. Your point about the decrease in viable jobs due to tech is valid enough and should warrant restructuring our own lives. I guess I am essentially in favor of UBI as I want people to be free to pursue lives and careers and causes they choose. Too many people go through lives (their time) wishing they were somewhere else, doing something they really care about.