Ask HN: Human flourishing after jobs?

How do we prepare for a society where paid work is unavailable?

1 points | by humans_thrive 54 minutes ago

3 comments

  • slaattnes 19 minutes ago
    I don't understand why this question comes up so often. If you like your work, you keep doing it even if there's no salary. If you rather do something else, you do that. If you don't know what to do, you explore till you find something of interest. I don't mean to be rude. I'm self-employed and always has been since university 12 years ago, so maybe there's aspects I just don't see.
    • humans_thrive 8 minutes ago
      That may be the answer. Out of curiosity: Will UHI cover for your work expenses if there is no salary? What roles plays communication in your life and will you be able to continue it? Wondering if all people without forced or available job will be able to find something they like.
  • bigyabai 53 minutes ago
    Learn to raise chickens, subsistence farm. It's easier than it looks.
    • PaulHoule 28 minutes ago
      it's easy to do if you don't depend on the results. harder to do if you do.

      also there is a sort of exposure to the environment that we're just starting to recognize in the era of climate change: e.g. your ancestors felt out of control of their lives and prayed to the gods for a good harvest back before the empire came with its soldiers and scribes and took away their religion.

      • humans_thrive 25 minutes ago
        Fusion won't affect climate change, neither fission, the techs of the future
    • humans_thrive 47 minutes ago
      What educational approaches, communities, or social institutions should we build to help humans thrive?
      • Eaglo 21 minutes ago
        Start with a family, work your way out from there...
        • humans_thrive 16 minutes ago
          Very good start. Home schooling, infinite vacation. Next?
  • humans_thrive 38 minutes ago
    With material security, we could focus on developing ourselves and caring for others
    • PaulHoule 29 minutes ago
      The question is: does self-development mean anything without pressure from the environment?
      • humans_thrive 27 minutes ago
        No societal pressure under UBI/UHI (if it's truly Universal), no pressure from env under green tech. Farming will be a hobby only, with robots.