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LinkPizza posted...

I think there are too many problems for UBI to work properly. At least anytime soon. And it really depends on how much they make. You say that people would work. But when people were making more money to not work, they decided to just not work. Even @Muscles (IIRC) said people at his job weren't returning because they were making more money staying home. It just depends on what benefits they get from working, and if they think those are worth it... That being said, there's also the problem of job losses coming with automaton and other stuff like self-checkout and whatnot...

idk how comparable that really is, considering a lot of people also stayed home because a quarantine for a global pandemic. Personal example, my bf quit his job because his boss said they didn't have to wear masks, he has yet to get a new one. He's not making more to stay home.

Automation doesn't really kill jobs, it just changes them in the long run. Remember when they said there would be no more bank tellers after ATM's came out? Yeah, less positions as a cashier, but now they have the grocery pickers for online delivery.

I personally believe that automation and UBI should go hand in hand. If we ever reach the point where everything can be automated, then not use the benefits of the automation to serve everyone instead of one billionaire who profits off it?