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RE: Contest for Free Entry to Steem Basic Income plus two SBDs.
With the Internet-Of-Things coming, and with the further use of robotics, I see two things need to happen: a) either individuals will need to own robots, responsible for their maintenance for a share of their output, or b) individuals will need an universal income based on the output of machines. However, individuals still need to pursue a passion; otherwise, they will fail to contribute to the arts, humanity, or the benefit of themselves. The power to earn any type of income empowers man to invent, learn, and better his community.
The need to earn a living provides everyone with a sense of purpose to some degree. If you take that away some people will respond by becoming lazy, unmotivated and unhealthy. It’s a major argument against a universal basic income. One answer is as you said, finding a passion to pursue. That does require some initiative however.