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0 pointskeiferski6y ago0 comments

To allow people to focus on meaningful pursuits rather than work largely superfluous jobs to survive?

Yeah, sounds really trivial.

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That's an argument, but not the one you made above.

> The idea of basic income seems like a better path forward, in terms of preserving artistic integrity (i.e. not "make money" or "please your fans" as the motive for making things). Everyone will get enough money to survive, no matter how much your ideas go against the zeitgeist.

As in, the Patreon model isn't the best for artists, a better model is a complete rework of the economy, which would remove the need for artists to please their fans.

Extraordinarily trivial.

keiferskiOP6y ago

Again, I think redesigning the economy to allow people to explore the human experience and create all forms of art without the need to make a living or be a crowd-pleaser is an extraordinarily noble goal.

marcusverus6y ago

Are we talking about a Star-Trek era future, once we've achieved something akin to full automation? Or do you think that this is something that is worth pursuing in the short term? Specifically, I'm curious as to who keeps the lights on in this new economy, and why they are working when work is unnecessary.

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marcusverus6y ago

That's an argument, but not the one you made above.

As in, the Patreon model isn't the best for artists, a better model is a complete rework of the economy, which would remove the need for artists to please their fans.

Extraordinarily trivial.

keiferskiOP6y ago

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