Post AzEB0eh6V2MNiwv4vA by danielquinn@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AzE8zv3hyH2AHQ0vPE by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-10-15T08:07:03Z
       
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       Wouldn’t it be something to see this rolled out to people working on free (as in freedom) technology for the common good so we didn’t have to bake in ways of surviving under the current capitalist system into the tech we’re designing just so we can pay the “cost of living?”“Sustainable” under capitalism has a very different meaning – it means making a profit (even if you’re a not for profit) whereas “sustainable” in general has no such connotation.#BasicUniversalIncome #BasicIncome #PostCapitalism #tech #freeAsInFreedom #commons #commonGood https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/115376591388986978
       
 (DIR) Post #AzEB0eh6V2MNiwv4vA by danielquinn@mastodon.social
       2025-10-15T08:29:21Z
       
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       @aral this is one of the things that often get lost in the UBI debate: the value of Free contributions from people who will inevitably produce products and services for society for free when their basic needs are already being met by the state.More of this please!
       
 (DIR) Post #AzLU2ffV6hLwYmZ1km by jlou@mastodon.social
       2025-10-18T21:05:45Z
       
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       @aral UBI is a good policy, but we ought to explore non-market more democratic mechanisms for allocating resources more efficiently to public goods like free software. Then, we can enable people to make a living commensurate with the social value their software creates in addition to having the safety net of a UBI.We also need to explore ways to make open source project management and decision-making more democratic rather than the autocratic BDFL.