News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income?. Parent comment

Re:What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income? by chewz on Sunday February 02, 2020 @10:39AM (#22217360)
Well, you also get FB, YT and legalized recreational drugs. panem et circenses [1]. Never, ever forget circenses.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income? by kyuudou on Monday February 03, 2020 @06:28PM (#22230544)
All part of the modus operandi of the Plato's Republic crowd, IMO.
[ Parent | on HN ]