this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

That is too logical and convenient to be allowed under psychopathic capitalism that runs the world

[–] medicsofanarchy 5 points 11 months ago (129 children)

Give artists a basic universal income, and I guarantee every single person on earth will suddenly discover their "inner Picasso" to qualify.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

You do realise U in UBI means Universal, they arent suggesting only artists get it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you just have to give everyone universal income

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not really universal unless you do.

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[–] deweydecibel 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So what you're suggesting is the artists should make a set income, determined by the legislature.

And then create lots of free art that isn't copyrighted.

So that a corporation can come along, take their art, and use it compared with their superior distribution and marketing to make more profit off of it than the artist ever could, without paying them.

Sounds like a flawless system.

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