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wasoxygen  ·  3004 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: YC Wants to Fund a Basic Income Study

    We can repeal it if things explode.

I salute your moxie! I confess feeling some trepidation at the thought of combining ineptitude and acting fast.

    People aren't willing to pay for many things which are valuable to humanity.

How do we know things are valuable to others if no one is willing to pay for them? People pay for all the things you mention.

    The alternative is things exploding anyway as labour-based economy fails to keep up with automation.

The trend of technology reducing the burden of labor and increasing leisure has been going on for a very long time, and I haven't noticed any explosions yet. Maybe this time it's different.