> We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living
No, what we must absolutely do away with is the specious notion that when you take from the productive and give to the unproductive, the productive will keep producing out of the goodness of their hearts.
Every attempt at forming a collectivist utopia fails, and that's because collectivism runs contrary to human nature. All attempts turn into coercion and atrocity, because it's only natural to want to be rewarded for one's work, and the alternative is slavery.
It really amazes me how many people in tech push for a social system that would have prevented tech emerging in the first place and that would have led for lower status for themselves personally. They can't seriously be in favor of the world they advocate.
No, what we must absolutely do away with is the specious notion that when you take from the productive and give to the unproductive, the productive will keep producing out of the goodness of their hearts.
Every attempt at forming a collectivist utopia fails, and that's because collectivism runs contrary to human nature. All attempts turn into coercion and atrocity, because it's only natural to want to be rewarded for one's work, and the alternative is slavery.
It really amazes me how many people in tech push for a social system that would have prevented tech emerging in the first place and that would have led for lower status for themselves personally. They can't seriously be in favor of the world they advocate.