. it crosses zero boundary from -ve to +ve rights, so something new there. Would love a post on -ve --> +ve threshold.
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Isn't the zero point a bit arbitrary? Like other coordinate systems, more a matter of definition than inherent property.
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Maybe. Maybe right way to understand threshold is positive *unconstrained* right (unlike other entitlements)
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I see it as sort of a refactoring of the market. Greater decoupling of survival from trade -> greater market efficiency.
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constrained entitlements like food stamps require less "free energy" type money than BMI. Can be fenced in.
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I suppose loss aversion does imply a qualitative difference between negative and positive rights.
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UBI is “unconstrained”, and so potentially increases the entropy of user behavior.
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whether that’s good or bad depends on the quality of existing constraints. any society must find ways to constrain…
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and control human entropy, but that doesn’t mean that all constraint is good. you support something like UBI if u think…
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that many people are constrained in ways less valuable (to themselves, to society) than achievable alternatives.
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however, it may add some burden to engender bias, to help ensure that reduction of constraint leads to better outcomes.
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