What would a society look like where basic needs are guaranteed and extra work earns more?

[Shiprex]

Right now humanity is spread through infinite levels of comfort and provision. What I'd like to see is a climb to the level for everyone to attain a lifestyle that has everything one needs and many wants that can dismantle the insane wealth gap and have a top tier where most have all that's necessary and if more is wanted you go back into the workforce to contribute and build a booster portfolio that gets yiu the next thing you want.

[OlderAndWiser]

In your world, no one is required to work for their basic needs, and any work that I do earns luxuries for me. Two questions:

1. Who in the hell grows the food, gets it to market, distributes it, builds the houses, generate electricity, etc. if no one decides to work?

2. Since socialists always appeal to envy and class warfare, won't those who work for extra luxuries become the new villains in your "utopian" society? Won't you want again to change the rules so that everyone gets the luxuries without working?

I think your vision fails to see the final chapter in this fantasy.

[shish_kebab]

https://youtu.be/Fb_bTUJp39o?is=4d5CtiJ75bJFqOdk

I'm an ultra conservative, but I believe in technology. I haven't watched the video I posted for you, but look for other videos by this guy. He's a futurist that believes in what the asker is talking about.
Before the washing machine was invented people used washboards down by the river. Before cars were invented they rode horses. It will just keep going in that direction. Farmers now use self-driving combines in their fields.
Who will grow and pick the crops? Robots.
I know that this topic angers hard-working conservative is like yourself.
But how much did Captain Kirk make as the commander of the starship? Zero. He worked for free. And 300 years from now, work will be optional. Elon believes this to be true.

[Shiprex]

We have machines and AI to take all the service labour away.

[Shiprex]

That's the point you don't NEED to work fir some placid fat cnut sitting in an office exploiting your talent. You're free to pursue what you choose without fear of starvation.

[Shiprex]

The rich aren't rich because they worked hard to be rich, they're that way because exploitation serves them and they are the biggest benefactor of taxpayers aid icymi

[OlderAndWiser]

Proletariat vs. Bourgeoisie. Class envy. Foment for revolution. Nothing new here!

[Shiprex]

Not in the slightest, it is using technology to remove the need to work. Constant push to WORK MORE GET more, EARN EARN EARN is not life. There should be zero need to work if technology can do it for us.

[jshm2]

LOL, you want a genocide, in other words.

There is no lifestyle that can have "absolute equity" There will always be rich and poor, sane and insane, meek and aggressive, etc etc.

The purpose of civilization states was getting behind one leader and goal. These days every fuckwit thinks they are "leader" and their goals are the only ones that matter. Hence the cancer stage of democracy and why they were abandoned in the past. Everyone can't be "free" and hard work is usually wasted effort when you have no sane leaders.

It's why you live in a society that has a lot, but does nothing productive for the majority, only the minority.

[Sevenpointfive]

extra work to earn more has the same capitalist mentality. greed, exploitation and monetization. your needs are no longer free.

you must keep that personality type away. they do not work.

[NathanDavis]

more similar to Nordic countries...

and they do have their share of issues as well...

[exitseven]

Maybe if SI is implemented correctly it could happen. Lets face it, it will end up being a big money grab for a few tech billionaires.

[shish_kebab]

Doesn't it suck shit when the only person that agrees with you is a conservative?
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