Sorry, I should have phrased that better. When did old you become new you and what sparked the change?
To answer your question, yes, but as I get older, my pessimism has pushed out my joy and wonder when it comes to new tech.
To put my views into a phrase: "That sounds amazing! Now, who is in charge of development, who is paying for that development, and what do they believe?"
I think my views started to change around 10 years ago as well, with GG and the bullshit surrounding how the media treated Trump cementing the process.
From what I have seen, UBI need either a very tightly regulated market system (to keep inflation and local price fixing in check) for a "universal" currency or a "currency specific" system (you want to take a trip to visit friends, so you trade some of your durable goods credits for extra travel and entertainment credits).
It would also require something to replace work, so state or corporate sponsored events to give people purpose and meaning as not everyone can find it by themselves, and (if you are a benevolent ruler) the last thing you want is people killing themselves or each other, or formulating a rebellion because "fuck it, nothing better to do".
The 2020 "Summer of Love" was a preview to the UBI future. When showered with stimmies checks, eviction moratoriums, and student loan freezes, these shitheads went out to loot and riot.
Sorry, I should have phrased that better. When did old you become new you and what sparked the change?
To answer your question, yes, but as I get older, my pessimism has pushed out my joy and wonder when it comes to new tech.
To put my views into a phrase: "That sounds amazing! Now, who is in charge of development, who is paying for that development, and what do they believe?"
I think my views started to change around 10 years ago as well, with GG and the bullshit surrounding how the media treated Trump cementing the process.
From what I have seen, UBI need either a very tightly regulated market system (to keep inflation and local price fixing in check) for a "universal" currency or a "currency specific" system (you want to take a trip to visit friends, so you trade some of your durable goods credits for extra travel and entertainment credits).
It would also require something to replace work, so state or corporate sponsored events to give people purpose and meaning as not everyone can find it by themselves, and (if you are a benevolent ruler) the last thing you want is people killing themselves or each other, or formulating a rebellion because "fuck it, nothing better to do".
The 2020 "Summer of Love" was a preview to the UBI future. When showered with stimmies checks, eviction moratoriums, and student loan freezes, these shitheads went out to loot and riot.