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My friends were getting addicted to "Evercrack" 15 years ago, playing for days on end, affecting school, work, and social life. Other games had similar effects (usually mmorpgs). Nothing new here
At 30 I've realized how harsh and cruel the world and its people (not everyone, but many) can be, which is the primary motivation for making some big changes in my life away from video games.
I think this is where UBI leads if it ever happens.
I think this is where UBI leads if it ever happens.
Everything from utility companies to the financial sector to government to even academia has a heck of a lot of perverse incentives and corruption.
Over half a century ago John Maynard Keynes--one of the most influential intellectuals to shape the world today--said "it's better for people to toil over their bank account than each other."
I would easily wager it's better people toil over their virtual realities than their bank accounts, provided we're able to keep the scarcity problem solved (which I'd bet we'd be able to pull off).
slow news day, huh? seems this story is aired about every 2-3 years... EDIT: I'm being downvoted for pointing out that these kinds of articles have been rehashed for years? thanks. continue on, then.
I know a lot of qualified people who've graduated from school and still haven't found work. In CS I know some who have struggled to get a job. That said, those who taught themselves had jobs either while in school or lined up for right when they got out, but that's how it is everywhere if they're willing to move/commute.
I think this is where UBI leads if it ever happens.
I don't mind paying for it even if it does keep young men immersed in a fantasy world.
But I have a daughter. And she will be surrounded by men whose idea of women will be shaped by game characters that fail the Turing test but have big tits.
I guess for her first birthday after puberty I'll have to get her a taser.
How long do you think before we are in a Ready Player One world where we spend both our free and job time in an alternate reality?
I think this is where UBI leads if it ever happens.
It's a real possibility, but consider thinking about it this way: Many jobs do not provide (marginal utility > income) to society, and many even produce negative marginal utility. Everything from utility companies to the financial sector to government to even academia has a heck of a lot of perverse incentives and corruption. Over half a century ago John Maynard Keynes--one of the most influential intellectuals to sh…
I'm curious as to how we can pull that off given that an ever increasing percentage of young smart capable people are opting out of solving real world problems in favor of "toiling over their virtual realities"...