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  The assumption is that if you send people checks, they’ll find meaning in hobbies and community. They’ll paint. They’ll garden. They’ll finally write that novel.
The author suggests it will fail because we'll all use drugs and booze and commit suicide. But it works for retired people. They love it.

Is this why we all have to work 9 to 5 drudge jobs? Because we can't handle the freedom?

parent hughw 5 months ago

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