Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoDo you have strong opinions about universal basic income?message-squaremessage-square173linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down16
arrow-up1147arrow-down1message-squareDo you have strong opinions about universal basic income?Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square173linkfedilink
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoUnintended consequences, or just ones you aren’t aware of? There’s lots of known things that will happen, both good and bad. A significant de-urbanization would be likely, similar to what we saw with remote work during COVID There would be a drop in certain types of crime A small chunk of the population would become absolute shut-ins, and likely become very mentally unwell Divorce would probably go up The birth rate would likely also go up
Unintended consequences, or just ones you aren’t aware of?
There’s lots of known things that will happen, both good and bad.