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yeah, im this ๐ค close to unsubscribing from any news related communities. the comments are mostly repetitive circle-jerks and antagonistic in-fighting. it's really affecting my time on here.
Ngl same
So many people seem to genuinely think they shouldn't need to pay rent or work. Or that their employer should pay for their commute.
With how unnecessary it is sometimes to be in the office with teleworking and losing my time commuting, that would be a way for employers to think twice before asking someone to come in, and give some kind of compensation to those who can't work from home.
Personally I don't think that companies should be responsible for taking care of people... because that's the governments responsibility. We are rapidly approaching a situation where people will be automated out of work faster than we can invent new arbitrary things for them to do. UBI is inevitable it's just a question of when and how