Re:The problem with startups is that they can’t solve the bi...
by dctoedt on Saturday January 28, 2012 @01:02PM
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> Give everyone a Mininum Guaranteed Income, automate what can be automated with frickin' robots, turn most desk jobs into remote jobs, and let everyone else have a ROWE (Results Only Work Environment).
As the old saying goes, an idle mind is the devil's workshop. Productive work gives you a sense of accomplishment and purpose. People who don't have that, often turn into troublemakers of one kind or another.
Re:The problem with startups is that they can’t solve the bi...
by itmag on Saturday January 28, 2012 @01:43PM
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Productive work and 9-to-5 work are two things that don't always overlap.
Oh and read this if you're not convinced about the Guaranteed Minimum Income: http://www.xamuel.com/ten-reasons-for-guaranteed-minimum-inc...
Re:The problem with startups is that they can’t solve the bi...
by itmag on Saturday January 28, 2012 @01:57PM
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If anything, the idle minds belong to those who are constantly tired out and distracted by their work. Freeing people from this onus would mean a lot of more thought-cycles spent on important problems.
Here's another good read: http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html
Also, one of the top 5 death bed regrets is working too much: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1643239
Who says it's a panglossian necessity to spend 8+1 hours in an office and commuting 2 ways every day?
Best of possible worlds my ass.
Give everyone a Mininum Guaranteed Income, automate what can be automated with frickin' robots, turn most desk jobs into remote jobs, and let everyone else have a ROWE (Results Only Work Environment). Oh, and coddle the fuck out of everyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. (As opposed to jabbing them with bureaucratic spears and wishing for their doom as is currently done by society).