| Comment | Never thought of it that way, but you are completely right. You might get some during a short term trial who take a jump to a different career or interest because they have the freedom to do so in that short period, but for most of them it's just going to be free money for a while they can either save or spend, which will likely prove the doubters of such a system right (who say that poor folk will just spend it on crap and rich folk will just add it to their savings and it will make no actual difference to their life).
I just hope people who want to implement such a trial have your mindset and make sure it's a long term trial, there's no reason they can't extrapolate data 3-4 years into that trial to see what a difference it's making, but having a hard stop will not encourage lasting change in people. |
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