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by snarf21 3401 days ago
This is an interesting experiment. The one thing that people keep talking about is that with BI, people will have the freedom to do more things. Some might start a business (but that still usually requires additional extra money) or they might do things like volunteer or teach a class or help others.

I just had the thought that what if there was a currency that flipped it around. Doing good things for others is the only way to earn the currency. It obviously requires controls but then you could exchange it for food at a restaurant that accepts "good". I'm still thinking through a lot of implementation details but it feels like there is something here.