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0 pointsfragmede1mo ago0 comments

what does UBI have to do with getting paid for making cool shit?

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thunderfork1mo ago

You can make cool shit without having to do the work of productizing and monetizing it

airstrike1mo ago

Yes, and a magic fairy creates the economic value that funds the UBI

Nextgrid1mo ago

Every company and their dog is saying that LLMs/"AI" is supposed to be that magic fairy anytime now.

thunderfork1mo ago

The economic value is still created even if it's not captured as currency. Look at open source software - would you say that ffmpeg hasn't created any economic value just because the developers aren't charging for it?

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thunderfork1mo ago

You can make cool shit without having to do the work of productizing and monetizing it

airstrike1mo ago

Yes, and a magic fairy creates the economic value that funds the UBI

Nextgrid1mo ago

Every company and their dog is saying that LLMs/"AI" is supposed to be that magic fairy anytime now.

thunderfork1mo ago

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