Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 14:54:25 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

   @inpc

   Indeed, but for the economics argument for UBI, not particularly helpful, unless we monetise the benefit(s) of leisure....

   • Embed this notice
     AJ Thomas (zzypt@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 14:54:21 JST AJ Thomas

     in reply to

     • Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

     @christineburns @inpc @ChrisMayLA6

     Yes, I’ve never seen a company reward anyone with time off for doing something in half the time of anyone else. The result is always, well here’s something else for you to do.

   • Embed this notice
     AJ Thomas (zzypt@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 14:54:22 JST AJ Thomas

     in reply to

     • Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

     @christineburns @inpc @ChrisMayLA6

     Leisure time is the best time, it just should be undervalued by these assessments.

     We will find ourselves fighting the time benefits of increased automation if we don’t have a system to financially sustain ourselves.

   • Embed this notice
     Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ (christineburns@mastodon.green)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 14:54:22 JST Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

     in reply to

     • AJ Thomas

     @inpc @ChrisMayLA6 @zzypt I fondly remember documentaries in the mid to late seventies fretting over how we were going to use our leisure time because of (a) microprocessors and (b) general purpose assembly robots. As I was introducing companies to office automation back then I smiled wanly then and I smile now, seeing exactly what employers wanted from the shiny tech that changed the nature of work.

     Minoru Saba repeated this.
   • Embed this notice
     Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ (christineburns@mastodon.green)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 14:54:24 JST Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

     in reply to

     @inpc @ChrisMayLA6 It strikes me that the US is a poor market for judging the uptake of education. UBI is not going to pay the fees is it. A study requires more thought about what counts as self improvement. I’ve been retired over 11 years. I self teach in anything that grabs my interest. Everyday is a study day. But none of it would be counted as formal self-improvement education even though it has enabled me to hold my own against formally trained experts.