I experienced much the same liberation when I hit retirement age. It’s not much, but just $700 /mo was enough for me to go back to school and pursue a degree to become a teacher. It’s been incredibly rewarding.
Excellent piece. I think it's important that people like you continue to tell their stories because I think they are actually the most effective argument in favour of basic income. You're argument reminds me of David Graeber's book Bullshit Jobs.
I’m still pretty skeptical of whether basic income can scale. I’d like to see more free productivity enhancing things, like free transportation, free community college etc.
I experienced much the same liberation when I hit retirement age. It’s not much, but just $700 /mo was enough for me to go back to school and pursue a degree to become a teacher. It’s been incredibly rewarding.
That's awesome to hear!
Excellent piece. I think it's important that people like you continue to tell their stories because I think they are actually the most effective argument in favour of basic income. You're argument reminds me of David Graeber's book Bullshit Jobs.
That's a great book.
I’m still pretty skeptical of whether basic income can scale. I’d like to see more free productivity enhancing things, like free transportation, free community college etc.