Question for proponents of UBI/Moneyless societies...
How would something like this work? I have researched it, and I have heard people say that as long as our basic needs were met, Home, food, etc., people would finally be able to pursue whatever they wanted, whether it be art or whatever they wanted.
This sounds great in theory, but where do these things come from? Who provides it to us? I'm assuming that the answer to this question is Government, but why would we be so willing to give them that sort of power, and how do we ensure that they don't overstep their boundaries? If they are giving us this stuff, what is to stop them from making demands of us or telling us what we are able to do? The proponents of UBI/Moneyless societies may have altruistic intentions, but one can be sure that the Government will not.
Also, where is the incentive to invent things that need to be invented? Doctors, nurses, lawyers, etc, are not going to provide their services for free, and I know that I personally wouldn't do something without knowing I am getting something in return. And no, the "good feeling" you get from helping someone doesn't cut it. I like material wealth, I like buying things online. It may not be healthy, but if that is what I want to do, why does that matter to anyone else? It would be fine if the ones who believed in this didn't feel the need to try and change the world to include everyone else. I guess I never understood the ones who feel as though they should change the world.
This was just something on my mind. I am just trying to understand the other point of view. It just feels as though, in order to make something like this work, we'd have to sacrifice the things that make us happy, and we'd only have what we NEED, but never have what we WANT, and both needs and wants are equally as important.
Thanks for reading, and now my head hurts! :)
This sounds great in theory, but where do these things come from? Who provides it to us? I'm assuming that the answer to this question is Government, but why would we be so willing to give them that sort of power, and how do we ensure that they don't overstep their boundaries? If they are giving us this stuff, what is to stop them from making demands of us or telling us what we are able to do? The proponents of UBI/Moneyless societies may have altruistic intentions, but one can be sure that the Government will not.
Also, where is the incentive to invent things that need to be invented? Doctors, nurses, lawyers, etc, are not going to provide their services for free, and I know that I personally wouldn't do something without knowing I am getting something in return. And no, the "good feeling" you get from helping someone doesn't cut it. I like material wealth, I like buying things online. It may not be healthy, but if that is what I want to do, why does that matter to anyone else? It would be fine if the ones who believed in this didn't feel the need to try and change the world to include everyone else. I guess I never understood the ones who feel as though they should change the world.
This was just something on my mind. I am just trying to understand the other point of view. It just feels as though, in order to make something like this work, we'd have to sacrifice the things that make us happy, and we'd only have what we NEED, but never have what we WANT, and both needs and wants are equally as important.
Thanks for reading, and now my head hurts! :)
