Howdy, Zengineers!
Today we're discussing Universal Basic Income (UBI) in The United States. What is it? How does it work? What's good? What's bad? Who cares and who does it affect? Our guest, Colin Murphy is an old friend and an outspoken supporter of both UBI and political representatives who are forcing this conversation back into the public debate.
UBI has been around in many forms for a long time. Some call it socialism. Some say that's absurd. It actually exists in some places around the world already, including the United States. It's a crazy topic that invokes a lot of questions, a lot of debate, and a lot of emotion. A conversation about UBI forces an examination of the entire structure of one's government and underlying economic systems. And, it's a complicated subject that potentially affects wealth, work, and daily life for everyone.
UBI is a topic that's particularly popular in some circles these days because of the current global political landscape, a continued growth in wealth gaps around the world, and a global consciousness that simultaneously is becoming more divisive but also more inclusive.
It's easy to get overly excited about UBI or to dismiss it as ridiculous. Honestly, both reactions are pretty appropriate, but the conversation may be more relevant today than at any time in history, especially with the ridiculous pace of technological advancement.
We hope you enjoy the convo.
Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com
Visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com
Cheers,
Adam & Brian
Show Notes
The Left Thinks a 'Green New Deal' Could Save Earth and Destroy the GOP (Vice): https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4397ap/the-left-thinks-a-green-new-deal-could-save-earth-and-destroy-the-gop
Send money to the extreme poor: https://www.givedirectly.org/
Bullshit Jobs (a book, by David Graeber): https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X
Basic Attention Token (monetize your attention): https://basicattentiontoken.org/
Brave Browser (a private webroser that integrates with BAT): https://brave.com/
Universal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st Century (Medium): https://medium.com/basic-income/universal-basic-income-as-the-social-vaccine-of-the-21st-century-d66dff39073
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zengineering-podcast/supportShorty 004 - Give Us Your Rants
041 - with Leah Culver of Breaker - On The Potential of Podcasts
040 - On Star Wars vs Star Trek - May the Prime Directive Be With You
039 - with Lin Qiu - On Startups Part 1 - What’s My Motivation
038 - With Scott Bauer - On Your Secret Love Affair With Pop Music
037 - On Artificial Intelligence - Part 3 - A Philosophy Of Terminators
036 - On Virtual Reality - Part 2 - A Dungeon of Whiteboards
035 - On File Sharing, Distributed Technologies, And The Birth Of Bitcoin
034 - On Virtual Reality - Part 1 - A Weekend with an HTC Vive
Shorty 003 - On Writing Honestly
033 - With Alan Gilbert - On Procedurally Generated Content
Shorty 002 - On Stuff Made in China
032 - On Bill Nye, Activism, And The Depths Of Science
Shorty 001 - On Monkey Sex
031 - On Planets - Why We Explore And What We Know
030.5 - On Logical Fallacies - With Mike Rosolio
030 - On How to Argue Good - with Mike Rosolio
029 - On Artificial Intelligence - Part 2 - What is Modern AI?
028 - On Crossfit and Being Fit Enough - With Ryan Zaffino
027 - On Artificial Intelligence - Part 1 - A History of Artificial Memory
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Insight Story: Tech Trends Unpacked
Zero-Shot
Fast Forward by Tomorrow Unlocked: Tech past, tech future
The Unbelivable Truth - Series 1 - 26 including specials and pilot
Acquired