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New findings from Sam Altman's basic-income study challenge one of the main arguments against the idea (archive.is)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] finderscult@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Correct, right now they don't because there is a money incentive. The satirically asked question is who would do that job if money wasn't needed, if there was no incentive besides the work.

This study among others consistently show people want to work, in jobs that give them meaning, even when there is no incentive like capital or currency.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

First, this study is about UBI, which isn't about removing the need to work, per se, but about making that need less than how shitty some jobs are. So a job that many find unpleasant would still be attractive to many people for the exact reasons they are right now.

Now, in your utopian references, you talk about jobs with meaning beyond the financial. Why wouldn't providing and maintaining spaces for people to live and work in a safe and healthy environment, such as one with properly maintained plumbing, not be fulfilling in itself, without some fetish to add incentive?