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jdw64yesterday at 9:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

The tenants might change in the future. Right now they are individuals, but perhaps properties will be leased to build power grids or autonomous logistics warehouses. Also, if techno-feudalism accelerates and public purchasing power collapses, leading to the introduction of UBI, I think most of that money will just end up going toward essential housing costs anyway. In fact, if you look at recent trends in real estate, commercial properties are where the big money is being made, aren't they?


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outside1234yesterday at 9:57 PM

Who is going to pay for UBI?

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mcmcmcyesterday at 9:56 PM

> Also, if techno-feudalism accelerates and public purchasing power collapses, leading to the introduction of UBI

This always makes me laugh. What motivation would the oligarchs have to pay out UBI? If they can automate the labor who needs more mouths to feed? They’ll push undesirables into ghettos and start a slow genocide of starvation and disease.

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