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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by prodmerc on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @07:03PM (#10550354)
You are severely underestimating the need for people to interact. People love to have subordinates (i.e. someone to boss around), and people love to be subordinates (i.e. have someone tell them what to do).

Being free to do what you want is great, but most people don't know what they want, yet they have a natural disposition/desire/urge to lead or follow, and most definitely interact.

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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by JulianMorrison on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @09:08PM (#10550849)
I don't think cynicism is true. People play hierarchical control games because they live in a society where both starvation and hoarding are possible. Basic income would eliminate starvation; deleting money would eliminate hoarding. People do have vocations. They are just suppressed by the 9-5 grind. It would take a bit, but they'd pick them up.
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