Re:Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Ec...
by lazyjones on Saturday March 02, 2019 @06:47AM
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> Why hasn't an online group (similar to a utopia) formed where members contribute a portion of their incomes and receive a UBI?
Because all hard-working people find the thought of paying voluntarily to fund lazier people appalling.
> I'm not really driven by money. I work more [...]or to not have to work someday, things like that.
Go ahead, work towards FI and then you can do all the good for society you desire. You might find it a little less tempting at that point to devote your remaining life to helping other people skip the "work towards FI" step though.
Because all hard-working people find the thought of paying voluntarily to fund lazier people appalling.
> I'm not really driven by money. I work more [...]or to not have to work someday, things like that.
Go ahead, work towards FI and then you can do all the good for society you desire. You might find it a little less tempting at that point to devote your remaining life to helping other people skip the "work towards FI" step though.