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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by unclebucknasty on Friday July 14, 2017 @12:10AM (#14767393)
Ha! Sign me up.

Actually, I like the idea of work. But, at some point, we will have to "artificially" employ people or, of course, implement a UBI. But, even with the latter, we'll have to re-imagine our relationship to work and its role as a source of self-worth.

There's this idea that without work, we'd all just instantly self-actualize and write poetry or paint masterpieces. Not sure why we imagine this vs. the more likely reality that we'd instead sit around sharing cat memes, making heinous YouTube comments, and generally getting dumber.

I'm not sure if society is really ready for a post-work world.

Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by tonyedgecombe on Friday July 14, 2017 @02:42AM (#14768008)
I'd rather people sat around watching cat videos than we forced them to dig holes and fill them in again.
Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by unclebucknasty on Friday July 14, 2017 @04:12AM (#14768338)
Well, that "artificial" employment I mentioned would presumably be at least somewhat fulfilling--i.e. pretty much what you see today. By artificial, I didn't mean running in hamster wheels or digging holes. I meant more that we employ people for jobs that we could technically automate.

Of course, that's not ideal either. My main point was that a UBI (or not having to work) wouldn't be the instant panacea that some suggest, leading to a sudden heightening of the human race as we are collectively released to pursue our higher purposes.

Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by Chris2048 on Friday July 14, 2017 @12:03PM (#14770852)
On the other hand, I'd sooner they dig the holes, than make more youtube videos..
Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by tonyedgecombe on Saturday July 15, 2017 @07:43AM (#14776177)
Why? For penitence?
Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by Chris2048 on Saturday July 15, 2017 @03:34PM (#14778484)
Less crap on the internet, the less shit youtube recommendation engine has to fling at me.