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		logicchains on July 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 "Work" means we know we're doing something valuable to society because someone in society is willing to pay for it. If we're doing something nobody values enough to pay for then we may well be contributing nothing of value to society.

3131s on July 30, 2020 | [–]

> we're doing something valuable to society because someone in society is willing to pay for it

This is where you are completely wrong. I'm not even going to bother explaining, because there are too many obvious counter-examples.

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