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0 pointsyoyohello132y ago0 comments

> Look at animals in a zoo, do they look productive to you? They have "a universal basic income", they simply don't need to be productive.

They are also functionally in a prison...

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tekknik2y ago

So is all of humanity, we call them jobs and debt. Almost all of those animals lives would be considered luxury by human standards. No worries about food, a safe place to sleep, or predators.

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0 pointsyoyohello132y ago0 comments

> Look at animals in a zoo, do they look productive to you? They have "a universal basic income", they simply don't need to be productive.

They are also functionally in a prison...

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tekknik2y ago

So is all of humanity, we call them jobs and debt. Almost all of those animals lives would be considered luxury by human standards. No worries about food, a safe place to sleep, or predators.

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