2015-09-18 18:33 GMT+02:00 grarpamp <[1]grarpamp@gmail.com>:

   Some balancing is needed, so we talk of BI, wealth leveling,
   universal healthcare, education, etc. This is natural control, happens
   when puppeteers make up 1% of 99% puppeted. As in history,
   if left unbalanced too long or deep, the slaves revolt and reboot.

   This is one possible outcome -- but this is FAR from a revolt.
   Just as likely is the outcome where Basic Income cattle is herded into
   cheap everything arrangements, where they're offered "fun and
   fulfilling" work for non-market pay. These humans will be entirely
   economically detached. The overlords will reap their Basic Income, and
   allow them to live month by month. (note: this already happens, you
   walk in a Hyundai/Samsung build appartment block, where Lotte runs all
   the supermarkets, and all the entertainment is provided by CJ, Koreans
   don't fear big-corps, so they don't hide it, but I think this is
   probably true in many places of the world)
   Or, as in the amazing Cloud Atlas, we will create a caste-like society
   with "producers", "consumers" and perhaps some other groups
   ("politicians"? "Celebrities"?).
   We may move from 99% to 99.9% puppets. It's just a way to generalize
   the population, to silence the masses, to present happiness and freedom
   to be guaranteed for all. Without alarm the watchers will turn to
   sleep, and under that dark moon the world will change.
   Simply put, it solves some problems but not all of them. BI can
   potentially worsen the situation.
   I think the immediate gain of guaranteed personal freedoms; freedom
   from labor, freedom to self-improve, freedom to perform altruism,
   freedom to perform art, and yes, even freedom to party, are worth a
   great deal. Yet, it will create a future where nobody is willing to
   revolt, and the state is in even further reaching control.
   It also just upsets my minimal-government-preference somewhat. I just
   don't like the idea of people living off of money I earned. It only
   makes sense because money is already an abstract and perverted item,
   and because basic needs will soon drop much further in their cost.
   (Especially if cheap living becomes a greater priority)

References

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