When kids are raised without the persistent threat of not surviving? They'll stand a better chance of flourishing and reaching their full potential, like many of us here on HN who have an affluent background.
Having to contribute to society by keeping a job, and using the income of said job to finance your cost of living is far from being a life-risking enterprise.
You're trying to avoid the point by inventing absurd emotional examples.
That's your assumption, and a baseless one at that.
Back in reality, we're experiencing unprecedented economic development which includes the inception of a whole new economic sector.
You're essentially complaining that buggy whip artisans have less job opportunities in a world that's creating whole new jobs such as forum moderators, social media experts, and data scientists.
Today's economy even creates jobs playing video games, surfing, and talking about gourmet food.
The world's most developed economies are enjoying structural unemployment rates.
And you're here talking about "less job opportunities over time".
You need to separate facts from fiction, including your own baseless beliefs.
I wanted to congratulate you on your enduring politeness and civility while enduring exactly the opposite. I thank you for your tone and your contribution. While I may not agree with you, I applaud the manner in which you communicate.
It's people like you that really make HN a different place.
What happens when kids know they don't have to steal or rob to survive?
What happens when kids know living for the good cause will never starve them to death?
What happens when kids know they can pursue their best interest without worrying about being starved?
Can you point out exactly how many people starved to death in any western country? Because I vividly remember that there isn't any universal basic income program in effect, and somehow people manage to feed themselves just fine.
You can't expect to be taken seriously if all you can come up with are absurd emotional works of fiction.
http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hu...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/12/teens-americ...
There are two states in nature. You either grow or you shrink. You remove the incentive to grow and guess what happens next.
Or if you want to really start thinking hard, maybe you should ask yourself what happens when everybody has X in money and businesses raise their prices accordingly?