One comment I didn't see in the thread, which has some great comments by the way, is the assumption on the past of many, perhaps most people that UBI means that no one would work.
Which is ridiculous. People love to do and make things when they aren't getting paid. The problem is getting people to do shitty jobs. So, put down another benefit of UBI that there would less shitty jobs.
The shitty jobs still exist and still need to get done, even when there's #UBI. The difference is, with UBI people can say "No" to shitty jobs with poor pay. So to get the shitty jobs done they have to pay enough so people want to do them. UBI makes shitty jobs a bit less shitty.
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I've seen many comments saying (essentially), "I wanted AI to sweep and mop so I could do art and write, not do art and write so I have to sweep and mop."
Exactly.
@bobjonkman That's how you get the shitty jobs automated away first, not the ones that people actually want to do and enjooy doing.