| > "That's a sweeping generalization which presumes far too much. It depends on the person. Some people enjoy monotonous factory work because it removes the burden of thinking. Other people need a manager because they don't want to, or can't, plan the next logical thing. Others need constant variety or don't like being told what to do." If you like monotonous factory work, then you are free to choose to do it. There's no problem here. Again, you get to choose what you do yourself. > "The other issue is that getting paid for a "meaningful job" which doesn't turn a profit is not going to scale. Millions of people suddenly wouldn't work in fast food, farm fields, industrial tanneries or meat processing plants because they're really shitty/dangerous/disgusting jobs. (But I'm sure some scary/crazy people enjoy them.)" If a job isn't turn a profit and can't pay a decent wage, it means that that job is being out-competed by something else. And risky jobs should pay for the risk involved. If the pay is high enough, then someone will choose it over basic income. > "And, when people have infinite choices and opportunities, the Paradox of Choice comes in to play and people become even more dissatisfied. See also: Zillions of wealthy housewives in perpetual existential boredom (depression) filling psychology & psychiatry offices." You don't have infinite choices. You are only good at a few things. Only able to do meaningful work in a few ways. With Basic Income the culture would change. People would start learning about meaningful work. Wealthy housewives would learn to do meaningful work. The culture right now is not helping wealthy housewives, because it says that they should already be happy without meaningful work. |