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Recipients were 50% more likely to be unemployed which led to a more negative emotional state. None of the objectives expected were met and did not even have any effect on the test subjects in those areas.

I often see people saying that with AI there won't be jobs and we will have to start UBI, but UBI has failed everywhere it has been tried. The natural state of humanity is laziness and given an opportunity to not work, people WILL take it. Society cannot survive with no one working and it's bad for mental health. We have to come up with solutions but those will likely naturally come into form with new types of jobs and planning. However, using UBI is not a viable option.

A read of Ludwig Von Mises's, "Human Action" will provide a good explanation as to why humans act and think the way they do. Which will also make it understandable why government intervention with programs such as UBI always fail.

 

[jason10mm]

Shocker. Having all that free time just to bing a season of stranger things in a single day and then rant about it online does not lead to fullfillment....news at 11

 

[Coconutt]

Work is a necessary evil people with too much free time and no purpose im their life tend to do stupid shit.

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

When the AI enslaves us we will finally be happy.

 

[AJUMP23]

Universal income is a terrible idea. People must work in order to feel achievement.

 

[yet_another_alt]

When the AI enslaves us we will finally be happy.

 

[Burning Blade]

socialism is great until the other guy runs out of money

 

[Mistake]

The AI scenario assumes it will be a self sustaining system with no drawbacks. Also, how is UBI any different than an annual stimulus check? Inflation would go through the roof

 

[EverydayBeast]

This is embarrassing at some point you got to get money

 

[poppabk]

Eh. I couldn't really follow the study report but from what I can tell this guy is overselling the negatives and under selling any positives.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I'm not really convinced with UBI, but

Sam Altman, lmao.

 

[Trogdor1123]

There was a study done on mice and it was supposed to provide them with all their needs. It was a disaster and within a few generations, they all died.

I'm massively overly simplifying it and skipping key details but it was bizarre.

Be careful what you wish for.

I'd also argue that UBI would 100% lead to tyranny. Would you really want the government to 100% in control of your money, or what you spend it on?

 

[diffusionx]

The idea that the elites will spend trillions of dollars of their wealth annually to keep a bunch of useless eaters alive is ridiculous. Look at the Georgia Guidestones. The end goal for these AI trans humanist scum bags is lowering world population to 500 million.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The AI scenario assumes it will be a self sustaining system with no drawbacks. Also, how is UBI any different than an annual stimulus check? Inflation would go through the roof

Depends if it gets funded via taxes