Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic income concept

Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by niceperson on Sunday May 28, 2017 @11:33PM (#14437246)

it's not about practicality, it's about morality. ANd what UBI does is mandate self-sacrifice.

And what's stopping people with UBI from sharing half of it with a non-citizen? nothing.

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by yladiz on Monday May 29, 2017 @05:09AM (#14438197)

You already have "mandatory self sacrifice" through taxes.

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by niceperson on Monday May 29, 2017 @05:48AM (#14438317)

So? Just because you've got a cut doesn't mean getting another is fine.

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by mikelyons on Monday May 29, 2017 @02:55AM (#14437804)

Morality (and the act of moralising) is a very subtle addiction.

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by niceperson on Monday May 29, 2017 @05:47AM (#14438316)

lmao

picture of stirner

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by mikelyons on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:36AM (#14467926)

Care to say anything specific about Stirner's ideas?

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Re:Tech giants Elon Musk, Sam Altman push universal basic in... by niceperson on Friday June 02, 2017 @01:24PM (#14471713)

Reality isn't a spook

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