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Originally Posted by Mathgod
More GDP, more economic growth, more job creation, more consumption, more labor to support that consumption... more more more more more......
I'm saying that our society has developed so much of this single minded obsession with consumerism and economic growth, that we've lost sight of many things that are important. One of those things is that we're treating our planet like it's an infinite toilet, and pretending like there won't be dire consequences of our actions.
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I don’t think I have said or implied that anywhere. In fact my fear is the opposite that too much skilled labour leaves the economy so we are unable to support basic systems. The concern is really growth agnostic.
UBI does absolutely nothing to address the problem you define above. All UBI does is redistribute wealth by a modest amount. Giving everyone 20k per year to spend how they want to doesn’t change the material nature of society.