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1. It's said that Britain produced its greatest rock 'n roll when it had the dole. They even rhyme. Point being -- I'm not sure that people need gobs of wealth to make art or to pursue other things that bring them satisfaction. UBI might lead to increases in certain kinds of intrinsically-motivated production.

4. If the western developed standard of living requires too much work, then one way out may be to abandon that standard. Perhaps it is a failed experiment. People in poor countries don't seem any less happy to me.



> People in poor countries don't seem any less happy to me.

A good way to show that would be to stop activities like, oh, learning English and emigrating.




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