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hot take, you should be able to afford all basic needs with any full time job

Anonymous 4w

Needs can’t be met without someone doing the work for you. Theres a reason this has never been the norm in any society that has ever existed.

Anonymous 4w

i disagree. i believe that, yes, America is a land of opportunity. But when my grandparents immigrated here they worked 2 jobs, worked hard in school, and took care of a family. Hard work gets you places, it shouldn’t be handed out and leisure should not be guaranteed by the federal govt

Anonymous

#1 4w

In principle I agree, but we may well find ourselves in a post scarcity world if ai sufficiently delivers across domains. If robotics is successfully integrated with ai and we see developments on fusion, vertical farming and hydroponics could substitute a large portion of agriculture (a basic need) without humans really doing the work. I don’t think anarcho syndicalism works at scale in hyper competitive violent environments like the global stage, but in an ai future it might have a shot

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benjamin.rush 4w

That would be awesome, but definitely not a present reality.

Anonymous

#1 4w

Automation

Anonymous

#1 4w

what you said doesn't at all contend with the post or the idea that a full time job should afford basic needs

Anonymous

#5 4w

if we had the ability to buy a house like our grandparents did with two jobs it would be different, but it’s damn near impossible nowadays. if you want to get a high paying job you almost certainly need a college degree and you can barely pay for college and pay rent and get other necessities at the same time in today’s economy

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OP 4w

Scholarships exist and are given to people who work hard. U can afford a house with a $50k salary and u can make that by working 2 jobs.

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