• running_ragged@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I think the idea is if you’re guaranteed a subsistence pay, then you are free to devote your time to creating something. Art, a business, a community, whatever that makes your life meaningful, rather than devoting 90% of your time working for someone elses profit, travelling to work, resting to be able to work, and eating to continue to work.

    You want to talk about bare subsistence, that is what most people are doing now in terms of time as a resource.

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      In our system what would prevent basic necessities from costing “UBI + some amount” after it’s implemented? If this is something that you want to happen, you won’t get it by just discussing the benefits while ignoring/downvoting any sort of critical discussion of it.