RE: Steemit Is The Future Of Work
My own thoughts are along similar lines as well. With talks of universal basic income, and crypto making it's way onto the scene I've sometimes wondered if crypto could replace the basic income idea altogether.
With Basic Attention token paying you for your attention, IOTA for selling your (vehicular, mobile phone, etc.) data, Steem/D-Tube for earning through content, etc. there will be many avenues with which one can earn money.
Perhaps in the future it doesn't matter what you do, as long as there is enough people with enough appreciation for it to give it value (if only through their attention). The more you contribute to the world, the more people you touch, the higher your payout. It's weird, but it also makes sense in a way, to have things work that way.
Maybe a basic income will be there and this kind of income is on top of that? Or perhaps with this kind of income, a basic income is no longer necessary?
Ultimately I think the basic income will not be necessary at some point but that is down the road. There is going to be a period where the basic income is required to get to the point we are discussing. That is why I got involved in the manna project myself.....I see there will be a time, perhaps a decade or more, where a bridge is required..
And yes we are moving towards the attention economy. This is what is going to be rewarded...people will be paid for where they focus their time and attention.
Many are still holding onto the old paradigm.
Well, if SBD prices remain this high.. who needs basic income?
I'm not even a really well earning Steemian, but these past weeks the payout has been really friggin' high even for my small 1-2$ posts. I'm pretty sure some people who are earning better on Steemit are already getting a basic income out of this. It may be closer than we all think.. what if it's here right now? And we're the first adopters?
Very true @pandorasbox.
I am using the high SBD to power up as quickly as I can. My original target of $100 STEEM in 2018 still holds.
I am not sure what drove SBD up nor if it will stay that but am taking advantage of it while I can.