• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Agreed, but sounds more like socialism with authoritarian overtones. I don’t see why we’d need UBI

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      2 days ago

      I agree with the socialism part, but I’m not picking up on the authoritarian overtones. I would want a system like this to be flexible to meet the basic living needs of each person and would view it as more of a stepping stone to a post-scarcity society.

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        2 days ago

        The whole social credit thing sounds like something that could easily be taken away depending on your political beliefs

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          These things already exist. Credit scores determine whether or not you can buy a house in certain neighborhoods. People are being deported for their political beliefs. The US has the largest prison population on the planet, both per capita and sheer numbers. When/if you do get out of prison, felonies stay with you the rest of your life, even for something ridiculous like marijuana possession.

          You’re worried about a hypothetical when there’s the real thing right in front of you.

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            2 days ago

            I agree largely, but we still live in a society where you don’t need to pass a credit score to get groceries.

            How will removing that not be seen as authoritarian?

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          2 days ago

          That’s where things like decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and smart contracts could come into play. Maybe we could start implementing this without ever involving the government at all.

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      2 days ago

      You don’t need anything. You observe problems and propose/ test solutions.

      This was a test.

      Feel fucking free to propose different solutions or spin up your own fucking tests.

      Or… Keep being vaguely negative without any, ANY corresponding arguments

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        2 days ago

        Fair: government provides cheaper alternatives to food retailers and housing, forcing said entities to push their prices down to compete.

        No credit needed, no single source for food or shelter.

        That’s my whole solution.