This is probably the best argument in favor of universal basic income (UBI). Any nation that leans into that can then focus on innovation.

skirge 15 hours ago [–]
People who will depend on UBI won’t innovate. People who innovate don’t need UBI. Slavery was expensive (guards, low productivity). In USSR Soviets realised that in Gulags it’s more effective to pay Zeks regular salary and treat them as contractors than keep them as slave work force. reply NegativeLatency 14 hours ago | parent | next [–]
UBI and better healthcare would allow me the freedom to innovate. Right now it’s a much more significant barrier to strike out on my own and build something. So it makes more sense to me […]

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