[biren34]

I've been thinking about this, and for me, the driving force is status. As far as I can tell, status drug s human behavior more than anything.

So, when it comes to automation, etc. the thing that really strikes me is that some people get their status from work. Others feel that you should get your status from work. But the truth seems to be that one work is just one of way to get status.

Why does this matter? Because if we provide a basic income, only a small minority of people will continue to get their status from work. The rest will do it in some other way, like collecting YouTube subs or whatever.

This will represent a seA change in society, with a massive extension in adolescence. We'll all be in high school forever.

[atmosx]

BA is about keeping people as high as possible in Maslow's pyramid, not about giving infinite purchasing power to every single member of our society.

The way you're presenting the problem is as if being able to have basic food and shelter, will automatically throw you into the high society.