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thenewgreen · 4211 days ago · link · · parent · post: Sympathy for the Luddites: Krugman endorses minimum income
What if the work isn't as seemingly useless as pushing buttons on an elevator, but rather being in charge of maintaining a block in your neighborhood. Picking up debris, sweeping the streets, painting the easement etc. It could help instill pride in peoples communities, give a sense of purpose etc. There are any number of functions like that which could be made in to "jobs" that could have positive effects on the community. I would tend to agree that this would likely be less "demoralizing".