Universal Basic Income (UBI) - Life After Automation

Automation is set to be one of the major issues facing humanity in the future. So how do we solve the problem? Andrew Yang has a decent proposition: Universal basic income or UBI. In this video, we check out the pros and cons of this future.
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[ColdFusion]

Arguments AGAINST UBI are at the second half of the video, so please watch till the end before murdering me. Thanks.

[cs]

Never heard of Andrew Yang till i watched this video. Thank you for that.

[rpslobo]

Andrew Yang actually makes a lot of sense, not only on this policy point but on many others, especially his ideas to fix government corurption and of a "human-centered capitalism". Like him or not, he really is ahead of this time and can clearly see the real problems and provide solutions to them.

[Rickwmc]

"I grew up hearing over and over that "hard work" was the secret of success. "Work hard and you'll get ahead." No one ever said that you could work hard - harder than you ever thought possible - and still find yourself sinking ever deeper into poverty and debt." - Barbara Ehrenreich (American writer and author).

[gedw]

Purpose. This is a perfect storm. It's like when people retire from work and they have trouble adjusting to so much free time. But when people are free they naturally learn what they want !

[juankajv]

Interesting topic; I will rewatch this video in 10 years. Hope everyone has a meaningful decade. See you all in 2030.

[lamdao]

UBI cannot give anyone meaning in life. But UBI CAN FACILITATE People finding meaning in life.

[markovalntobresci]

We are so Brainwashed that some of us think our value as humans are attached to our shitjobs and that UBI and AI Automatizations are a bad idea. No, UBI will not make us lazy, simply because laziness is not in our nature. If we get rid of all the shitjobs we will finally have the time and energy to be better humans. Better parents. Better citizens. Create art. Coming up with new ideas about life(the biggest philosophers in the history of mankind were people that didn't have a job and had all the time to think). I am so looking forward to such a time.

[michaelspicernz]

Look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The UBI is so you can have your basics covered, it's actually impossible to reach the higher levels without your basics covered first. Then you can discover inner talents and passions. And live and not be a robot

[austinm]

UBI doesn’t solve the meaning crisis on its own. It creates the conditions for people to solve it themselves.

[amanieux]

about the danger of life without purpose after a few years on UBI. do we have purpose today ? or are we simply too busy to notice we don't have a purpose in life ?

[uooby]

UBI brings ppl piece of mind. No matter what happens with your job, life etc there is at least that cushion there for you.

[restaurantcostambar]

For the "life purpose" dilemma I think it's interesting to look at retirees.
Retirees go from a life with purpose, i.e. their career or job, to having no prescribed purpose. Yet most find fulfillment through their families & hobbies & pastimes, or through voluntary or community work.
Those that have none of these usually wither & perish.

[adrianharris]

I don't find the "what about meaning and purpose" argument very persuasive. Most of the "jobs" out there are not providing meaning and purpose...they are a means to an end.
I know many people including people where I work that just show up for a paycheck, they could care less about the actual job and they find meaning and purpose outside of work.
If flipping burgers and mopping floors, etc. is the best we can do at providing opportunities for activity that truly does provide meaning and purpose, than that is just sad and we are not using our imaginations.
I find this argument really only coming from those with college degrees and actual careers where they do find meaning and purpose in what they do, and they seem to want to project that onto the masses.
But that is not the majority of people.
We can do better.

[mhans]

I think about the boom we could have in creative arts. Music, art, dance, poetry, writing, film, etc. With less time spent working and stressing about how to put food on the table, more people would have time to devote to those things that bring beauty and joy to our world.

[winterking]

I haven't worked in a few years now and not once was I bored. My sense of purpose has always come from within and I know I'm not the only one wired like this. I say bring on UBI so that more people can find their passion. It's time for humanity to evolve to the next level

[Luis-vxtx]

Andrew Yang is not a single issue candidate! He’s got 76 policies on his website!

[tobifoong]

Helping people find meaning in UBI, will be a big industry !

[JaycubMacawl]

Human purpose is to spend time with your loved ones, to express yourself, and to explore all avenues of thought.

[AGRACUTA]

Corona seems to be accelrating all of this now.