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The amount of work to produce our basic necessities has fallen decade after decade for over a century.

We are wringing our hands over the perceived threat of "lazy" people when the cure for this alleged disease causes so much misery for so many people already. It's not a fear founded on empirical evidence.



The fear of lazy people is not founded on empirical evidence just as much as the idea that people can be encouraged to contribute nothing without detriment is founded on empirical evidence.

Once again, I'm not sure about how the reality would play out on a large scale, but obviously there is risk.




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