There’s something unseemly about a society where a lot of people have to rely on charity to survive and there is an uncritical charity-cheerleading track of the discourse flowing withgratitude, humility, etc. I appreciate those who do basics-giving, but it’s a job for taxes
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It’s like pretending Covid19 is just the flu and everybody should just walk it off. People being forced to use GoFundMes as de facto health insurance isn’t heartwarming humanism. It’s a blaring systemic emergency alarm. I’m glad the option exists, but it shouldn’t have to.
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Re UBI, I have very mixed feelings about it. LVT otoh, seems truly like a bit of a cure-all here. https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1249060360402829312?s=21 …https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1249060360402829312 …
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In a sufficiently simple and primitive world, privatizing the rewards of success to a degree while socializing the costs of failure almost entirely, is a win-win for everybody. In a sufficiently complex and technologically advanced world, it tends to be a lose-lose.
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It’s because the taller and wobblier the tech stack, the deeper the hole failures can put you in. Innovation goes from antifragile to fragile with the height of the stack it rely on. And when things fail, they hurt more people, more badly. Beyond the scope of personal charity.
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There’s something silly about expecting churches and gofundmes to fix externalities of say heavy metal contamination, asbestos, slums created by redlining and highway systems, and pandemics spread by globalized industry. America bridges the gap with lawsuits. Not ideal.
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what's your take on UBI?
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Gone back and forth on UBI a lot. I think it is total hypocrisy unless you also advocate open borders, in which case it becomes unviable. But in a Covid19 world where borders are closed for stronger reasons, it might both work and be non-hypocritical.
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“Propounding peace and love without practical or institutional engagement is delusion, not virtue.” (Hegel)
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