ravelantunes

If AI automates most jobs and UBI becomes the primary source of income for most people, doesn't that imply the means of production eventually have to transfer to government control? Is there a different mechanism that makes this work without that transfer?

I do it similarly, but I still start another note every week, as it “feels cleaner”. I find that the global search works pretty well on Apple Notes, and by splitting by week I get a sense of around when I might have taken that note, which is helpful sometimes.

The author’s point is that the lower cost of goods coming from Asia results in increased demand, which then generates more jobs in the post-manufacturing part of the chain.

Before you invest in something, determine how that thing creates value. If you can’t determine how it creates value, it is most likely a short-lived scheme. Risk aside, it has also become a principle of mine that I refuse to try to generate income or gains from anything that, at the end of the day, isn’t generating real value for society.

Not arguing on whether free software is or not anti-capitalist, but want to point out that the act of monetizing goods and services isn't incompatible with anti-capitalism.

I think this is a very valuable insight, especially in the consumer and small/medium size business. I have fallen into this trap before.

One area where I would say that full-time matters more is if your product's target is big enterprise customers. Those are a bit harder to sell bootstrapping/moonlighting.