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You can talk about UBI if you want to appear nice but people on UBI are also rather useless. Of course the real solution to the problem will be the change of ca

by cjfd 3mo ago

You can talk about UBI if you want to appear nice but people on UBI are also rather useless. Of course the real solution to the problem will be the change of carbon based life into silicon based life and the extermination of the former kind of life. Which is not the elected representatives problem if it happens to happen more than 4 years into the future.

mcv 3mo ago
You kid, but Bezos said practically the same thing. That human need for water shouldn't hold AI back.
- pseudalopex 3mo ago
  A satire site said Bezos said this.[1] [1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bezos-water-consumption-ai-quote/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bezos-water-consumption-ai...
  - mcv 3mo ago
    Thank god. It's so hard to tell these days.
Henchman21 3mo ago
I agree with your point broadly, even the cynicism, but the following sticks in my craw: > people on UBI are also rather useless The point of life is not “that you be useful to the wealthy”.
BigTTYGothGF 3mo ago
> people on UBI are also rather useless UBI is going to get us a lot more artists of all kinds.
- mjhay 3mo ago
  More of a lot of things. Universal healthcare (as opposed to employer-provided plans) encourages people to start their own businesses. UBI would be similar, but moreso.
- loganmn 3mo ago
  > UBI is going to get us a lot more artists of all kinds. I think the tech bros want to replace artists also
- xienze 3mo ago
  We currently have a not-insignificant population living the UBI dream. No job, section 8 housing, food stamps, free healthcare via going to the emergency room for everything and not simply not paying, as well as other social programs. What great art are these folks producing since they aren't burdened by having to work to survive? Mumble rap on Soundcloud? Shitty graffiti on every building?
  - AmazingEveryDay 3mo ago
    Wait until you learn how the rich avoid taxes. You will gain a greater perspective.
  - BigTTYGothGF 3mo ago
    This is a take about as detached from the actual situation as Reagan's "cadillac-driving welfare queen" was.

by cjfd 3mo ago

mcv 3mo ago

You kid, but Bezos said practically the same thing. That human need for water shouldn't hold AI back.

pseudalopex 3mo ago
A satire site said Bezos said this.[1] [1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bezos-water-consumption-ai-quote/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bezos-water-consumption-ai...
- mcv 3mo ago
  Thank god. It's so hard to tell these days.

Henchman21 3mo ago

I agree with your point broadly, even the cynicism, but the following sticks in my craw: > people on UBI are also rather useless The point of life is not “that you be useful to the wealthy”.

BigTTYGothGF 3mo ago

> people on UBI are also rather useless UBI is going to get us a lot more artists of all kinds.

mjhay 3mo ago
More of a lot of things. Universal healthcare (as opposed to employer-provided plans) encourages people to start their own businesses. UBI would be similar, but moreso.
loganmn 3mo ago
> UBI is going to get us a lot more artists of all kinds. I think the tech bros want to replace artists also
xienze 3mo ago
We currently have a not-insignificant population living the UBI dream. No job, section 8 housing, food stamps, free healthcare via going to the emergency room for everything and not simply not paying, as well as other social programs. What great art are these folks producing since they aren't burdened by having to work to survive? Mumble rap on Soundcloud? Shitty graffiti on every building?
- AmazingEveryDay 3mo ago
  Wait until you learn how the rich avoid taxes. You will gain a greater perspective.
- BigTTYGothGF 3mo ago
  This is a take about as detached from the actual situation as Reagan's "cadillac-driving welfare queen" was.