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RE: The Future of Work: On Creation, Curation, and Consumption
What we need is a real post-scarcity society, where as a starting point, nothing that humans need to sustain themselves is even possible to profit from, because following economic laws, the profit is following a downward curve along with the production costs. We are moving towards zero marginal cost. Of course, if we still have a capitalist system, the floor will just be moved upwards, and there will still be ways to turn capital into political power. But if the majority of the population are able to sustain themselves, they will be much more difficult to influence.
That's a very good point. So far, there may have been a case that welfare makes people lazy. They don't have an incentive to work hard if they can get what they really need for free. But when there aren't any jobs for most people anyway, does it matter whether they're lazy or productive? Presumably, there would still be innovation and a capitalist opportunity, but in your scenario I think that would be above and beyond sustenance level needs, so not everyone would participate.
I have to tell you that I'm living on welfare, and the reason I do is among other things that I have ADHD, and I'm takinbg care of my son, who also has ADHD, and it's a tough job. Living on welfare means living in poverty,and in addition in a poverty trap, because if I work I lose my benefits,and I would have to put in a lot more working hours than I could possibly manage, for little compensation. That being said, I am really motivated to contribute to society. But in most cases, the wage labour that is available is not contributing anything substantial to society. I believe in people,and their compassion for one another,and I believe that we are living in a society that counteracts that. Look at most tribal societies,thwy have a very egalitarian system,the only downpoint being that they tend to be in rivalry with other groups,although that has not changed that much,it's just that the groups that we identify with have become bigger. My hope is that we will extend our empathy to all life, eventually.
Great perspective. Many are in the trap already. Thanks for helping me understand and I hope things go well for you in the future.
Thank you, I appreciate the concern. Things are looking up, I have understood how to make money,with crypto. My goal is to help humanity in whatever way I'm able to, and not just myself. But I have to start by getting myself out of poverty,and steemit has been a great help there,although it's not really a fair system.