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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Some of the UBI disconnect in this thread is happening I suspect there are two different ideas of when you implement an UBI
1) Implement now as a replacement for other social programs
2) A future idea as we become more technically advanced and automate a bunch of jobs so you end up with a bunch of people unable to work because demand > supply
(2) is one of those self-driving car problems where people are way too optimistic when it will happen, but that would be when I would expect a serious discussion about a UBI implementation.
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So UBI discussion is preparation for the date when we have flying robots - that don't require their own human maintenance - to do all the labour in society and people can't find jobs?
Seems pressing.