schnapsman

Stein… oh wait no, spiel… oops not quite

I didn’t realise anyone still uses facebook. Like in developed countries I mean.

For anyone who doesn’t immediately have a clear idea of what 2.5 billion redneck units of water is, it’s about 10 million m^3 or 6 Roman colosseums of water. About 1 lake.

I’m just imagining Kiwis not getting it

I found it a captivating film to watch. It was powerful and left its impression. I’m glad I saw it, no regrets at all, and I recommend it but I think one viewing suffices.

Imagine if jobs weren’t tied to survival. Like, imagine people got paid for whatever they did. Raise a kid? Government sends you the wage. Community work? Fill out the wage application, describe what you did, wage. Work some job? Wage. Overpaid? Taxed more. Underpaid? Subsidised. Sat on your ass and charged other people rent? Jail.

Then consider what it would mean for ai to take over a bunch of jobs. More money into the pool to pay the wages of creative work, community work, and say UBI. Tech improvements would be celebrated. The economy would be democratised. We’d all benefit.

There are good lists of alternatives out there. For Germany, I like this one: https://lmaa.space/