Compared to mass unemployment, eating dog food to stay alive, etc. which is the other obvious alternative? Why do you think the musks of the world keep touting it.

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ShinyLeftPad 5 days ago | parent [-]

compared to a future where the tech they use to wield this sort of power is not allowed to exist. or even to status quo.

they tout UBI because it's one more way to control.

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lazide 4 days ago | parent [-]

Eh, status quo is impossible once the cat is out of the bag.

It’s essentially nuclear weapons, except for social manipulation and propaganda production.

It’s too tempting/useful for any gov’t or large corporation to really allow to be banned. At least for them.

	▲	ShinyLeftPad 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		yep, nuclear weapons are not available to everybody