Nature abhors a narrative vacuum. If it cannot be narrativized as luck or just reward for effort, it has to be either pity+gratitude or dignity+justice.
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That's why when UBI comes we'll need great writers to convince the cattle they deserve it.
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I came up with this idea of a cryptocurrency with a basic income, funded via donations to a leaderboard, which would be done for political status: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvJM5dN6XwV77rDAUxYGnWYmPR8wELsiBoV4BpUxfyk/edit?usp=sharing … it's similar to the client-patronage system of ancient rome
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i think this is true, except for the fact that we all breathe air and it's mostly free to do so; this is always my opening argument when discussing basic income with skeptics. Mentioning air is free is a good test of whether someone is open to changing their thinking or not.
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