testeronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1650arrow-down15
arrow-up1645arrow-down1external-linkSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square90linkfedilink
minus-squareJamesTBagg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 year agoWhat makes it worse, those people almost never actually struggled. Otherwise they may have learned to suffer some empathy.
minus-squareEmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI’ve watched someone start to empathize and then talk themselves out of it so many times I’ve lost faith in someone’s ability to learn it.
What makes it worse, those people almost never actually struggled. Otherwise they may have learned to suffer some empathy.
I’ve watched someone start to empathize and then talk themselves out of it so many times I’ve lost faith in someone’s ability to learn it.