HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoUBI works toolemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1871arrow-down168
arrow-up1803arrow-down1imageUBI works toolemmy.worldHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareBarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-210 months agoHard agree on all points. It’s a bit of a bummer that Andrew yang of all people was the one to start the national conversation about UBI because his whole deal just pollutes the discussion from the jump
minus-squareOmega_Haxors@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoIt did at least introduce the concept to a lot of people, especially to those who have otherwise never have heard of it. Kind of like what Bernard Sandman did. He introduced people to a bastardized version of socialism but that still got people talking.
Hard agree on all points. It’s a bit of a bummer that Andrew yang of all people was the one to start the national conversation about UBI because his whole deal just pollutes the discussion from the jump
It did at least introduce the concept to a lot of people, especially to those who have otherwise never have heard of it.
Kind of like what Bernard Sandman did. He introduced people to a bastardized version of socialism but that still got people talking.