Basic income
Heather Marion Smith is weighing in on the Universal Basic Income debate, being touted as a need for people who can’t find a job.
The basis for this argument is that the robots are taking all the jobs.My take is that the world is rapidly heading towards universal affluence. Affluence means a decreasing human population, so robots will be extremely necessary to maintain our standard of living.The other problem with the Universal Basic Income is that the human condition is complex, if we are relieved of a duty we don’t perform it. Which means if you are gifted […]
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