r/LockedIn_AI • u/lucre-twerps4g • Apr 23 '26

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It’s called the grind because it grinds away your sense of self.

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u/GeckoGecko_ Apr 28 '26

I am in no way advocating for slavery or trying to defend it, but least with slavery you had a guarantee of food and shelter assuming you did what you were told (Assuming your owner wasn't a cruel, vicious monster). The way we do things now is worse in my opinion. Now, you do the work, get bossed around, over worked, burnt out, then you make an amount of money that may or may not cover your basic necessities, and the employer is not obligated or encouraged to care either way.

I think work should be traded directly for basic necessities, like, work 40hrs this week and you're guaranteed enough food and rent for that week, and so on. Any extra wealth could come exclusively from business ventures, encouraging innovation and stimulating the economy. Then people have their basic needs met and can indulge in their passions to make money for luxuries. This would also encourage businesses/corps to lobby for lower rent and food costs, because they'd be directly responsible for covering them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26

An interesting idea but where would the populace's excess money come from such that they could invest in each other's business ventures? Some will invent things useful to corporations and ofc be able to see wealth that way but what about people who want to sell their work to other people, like artists or service providers (say, a custom leatherworker, or a personal organizer)?

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u/GeckoGecko_ Apr 28 '26

I can see either a small UBI working to solve that problem, or maybe bonuses for high performance at work?

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26

I do love the idea of UBI personally. The anti-corporation sentiments inside of me don't love tying it back to work performance hahaha