• Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    Charity food and health care is generally accepted as a good thing. By contrast, the idea of some kind of UBI (universal basic income) as a floor - where a person could have food and housing while pursuing a dream like creating art - is widely opposed (“paid work gives dignity!”).

    Disbelief that our distant ancestors paid labor “taxes” to support artists in their community (which they definitely did) might be some psychological projection.