Comment on German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not surprising to me - a Canadian study 10 or 15 years ago produced the same results - the only people who stopped working were moms who quit to take care of children, and students who returned to school (having quit school to work because of family financial problems). The conventional “wisdom” that says getting free money will turn people into bums is a traditional conservative misconception.
SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I don’t even get this notion.
“Everyone will become a lazy bum!”. Humans biologically coded with the want to do SOMETHING. If you took current day scenarios of people wanting to not work at all, that’s only because WE HAVE TO WORK to live.
People want to remove stress, not be “lazy”.
And lazy is such a defective term.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A lot of “conventional wisdom” turns out to be just catchy little sayings that vindicate people’s personal attitudes.