Universal basic income (UBI) sucks. We all get 24 hours, every single day, for years. If a person can't figure out how to trade that time for a living, or if they choose not to, giving them $1000 every month will only exacerbate their problems.
Me saying it sucks is not helpful. I agree. Sometimes I write my tweets like a journalist writes a headline (click-bait-y). Fair point re: stress, however, you got through it right? I do agree that stress inhibits your ability to solve life's problems but stress also comes down
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over time. I'm not sure, we, as human beings are meant to live life without stress. Anyways, why is Alaska a bad example? Is it because the dividend is too low to make a difference? FWIW, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund …pic.twitter.com/t9Gl9yYN7u
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i don't know who would argue stress is totally bad or good. too much stress is severely inhibiting, though, leading to irrational choice and UBI is at least an option here. alaska isn't a terrible example, but i don't think it represents the clear case he presents it as
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