Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • Derin@lemmy.beru.co
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    11 months ago

    It would, yes. But, the argument is that a person who wants a higher quality of life than “simply living” would be expected to work.

    The right to life is, this way, protected - the right to a quality life, similar to today, would still have to be earned. This is in addition to the social pressure to work.

    • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id
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      11 months ago

      Also, one idea is that UBI would give people the financial space to pursue their own interests which in turn could easily --at least in some cases-- be turned into productive businesses of their own.