Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ...
by nickpp on Sunday May 27, 2018 @03:58PM
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I did. That fist job barely covered food but it taught me how to behave, how to listen and how to work with others. The opportunities and connections it offered put me on the path that took me where I am today. I would’ve done it for free.
Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ...
by scotty79 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @04:46PM
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> I would’ve done it for free.
Are you sure? If you didn't have a job (because there weren't enough business good enough to pay minimum wage) but had your basic needs paid for (through basic income) wouldn't you want anything more for yourself? Wouldn't you seek connections and new skills? Probably some people wouldn't, but you?
Are you sure that you owe where you are today only to someone buying lots of your time for a price below reasonable minimum wage?
Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ...
by nickpp on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:08PM
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Very sure. If I had UBI I would’ve stayed home, played video games and jerked off.
That first job taught me the value of work, the value of my time, how to get others to give me what I needed in exchange of me giving them what they wanted. Taught me how the world works.
Finally it was a huge motivator to improve - through hard work.
No government-assured income would have been able to give me all that.
Why don't you work for below minimum wage and relate to us what dignity and opportunities it provides.
I worked as a developer and I didn't get any additional dignity from the fact that the job was paid. I got the exactly same dignity when I got same money (and more) for doing nothing.
As for opportunities I don't think there are many in below minimum wage jobs, people tend to describe them as "dead end jobs".