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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We have value beyond work,, but ultimately theres the practical questions of:

  • If no one worked, then how does everyone get that free food and clean water? Who are the volunteers lining up to elect to keep the sewage plant running?
  • Who is providing the medical care? Particularly nursing of mentally unstable, dementia, and hospice care is soul crushing and demands way more people than would ever volunteer.
  • Who is building those homes and wiring them? Who is operating the free public transit? Who is repairing the vehicles, roads, and tracks? Who is stepping out in 90 degree heat to repair a road?

All the "free stuff" needs people to work to make it a reality. It may be that we can "afford" to provide basic needs confidently for free in a way that leaves motivation to do those jobs to get better, but ultimately we need work to be done and some way to motivate that work to be done.