JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoWhen talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.message-squaremessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1324arrow-down1message-squareWhen talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square245fedilinkfile-text
Those seem incompatible to me. (UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)
minus-squareZahzenEclipse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoWe’re still a far way away from the level of automation necessary to make working only 2 days a week feasible imo
We’re still a far way away from the level of automation necessary to make working only 2 days a week feasible imo