[dragonwriter]

> Given there's so much of this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs) right now, I'm not convinced #1 would have a such a negative impact.

Well, it would. Now, you can certainly argue that with an ideal distributional system (or even a far-from-ideal one that is still better than the one the US has, which aren't exactly rare in the developed world), we could have significantly lower total output and still equal or better overall well-being (and far better practical conditions for the lower 60-75% of the income/wealth distribution). And, sure, you'd be right. But we don't have such a system.

> If we broaden are thinking it could have an awesome impact long term.

Returning to a system that encourages positive-feedback economic crashes isn't broadening our thinking, it's just blindly throwing away beneficial progress.

Are there other economic friend that might eliminate the need for the current mitigation for that problem and be far better overall? Probably. Find and implement them first, though.