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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by renewiltord on Monday July 22, 2024 @03:41PM (#41038931)
Personally, I prefer society C, where nanobots and plentiful fusion power mean that we are a transgalactic species at peace and where everyone is happy and joyful. Therefore, I shall reject any attempts at change that do not immediately transform us into C.
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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by mandmandam on Monday July 22, 2024 @04:14PM (#41039301)
Have you forgotten the context of the conversation? (Reminder: "in my mind 'basic' doesn't translate to quitting your job and not working")

If you think that full employment is the barrier we're facing to society A then you're living in a logical wasteland.

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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by renewiltord on Monday July 22, 2024 @04:28PM (#41039459)
In my mind, society C is the basic standard. Anything less is living in a late-stage capitalistic dystopia that is inherently anti-human. All progress depends on the unreasonable man. And I am more unreasonable than everyone.
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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by mandmandam on Monday July 22, 2024 @05:27PM (#41040009)
I'll take that as a 'yes' then.

It's not that utopian to want a society where people aren't made homeless if they don't work. Finland did it - it worked great. It wasn't even that hard.

Also in a society where just eight people own as much as 4 billion. Maybe making 'jokes' denying that we're in late stage capitalism is an odd choice? Like, yeah, we're headed for destruction.. It's funny the way Ralph Wiggum's "I'm in danger" line is funny.

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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by renewiltord on Monday July 22, 2024 @07:48PM (#41041017)
Finland is a nightmare dystopia. I've been there and they have no nanobots.
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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by mandmandam on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @01:40AM (#41042860)
If you're going to try this hard to be flippant on a serious topic, you could at least be funny. Otherwise you're just making noise.
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