weiloon

Interesting concept. But having Earth as a reference of center doesn't make any sense in the scale of galactic empire. We are simply not at the physical center of the galaxy nor we are in the most probable way, ie, the shortest distance for delivery. It doesn't make sense to pin the coordinates to Earth like Corusant that is near the center of galaxy and the shortest distance to major space route. And when coordinates are no longer pinned to a singular point, is also meant the end of that place's particular importance, ie, all road leads to Rome now all road leads to Byzantium. Roman Empire essentially evolved into Byzantine Empire. 

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With all due respect, I would like to explore more of this article and ask some question:

1, How to define UBI? Is it conditional, age related, monetary linked? 

2,  For clarity purpose, let's consider CCT a form of UBI. Social security is a form of subsidised, conditional UBI, does it doing its purpose?

3, How to define work? Spending entire day scrolling in Facebook, yet with Income , does it consider a form of work? What about spending entire time on the internet as an app developer, does it count as work? If there is income, is it not work? What about without income yet for altruistic purpose like citizen science, citizen politics, citizen... (read more)

What are the middle class? the 50%? 60%? In the first place, middle class is not well defined. Perhaps Orwellian middle class is neither middle nor classy. It just define middle class as the 18% of outer party, between 80% of Proletarian and the 2% of outer party. 

In term of wealth, guess which group is growing faster? The top 20% earners, defined by having more than $200,000 income. The middle class, in this case earning anything between $40,000 and $200,000, is shrinking fastest. If so, the definition will change "middle" class as the fastest growing demographic group.

The whole article perhaps has a fatalistic outlook, it is a we versus them analogy. Had... (read more)