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Value measured in pleasure, not just profit

Quoted With UBI, won’t people just watch TV and play video games? by Scott Santens (scottsantens.com)

With UBI, won’t people just watch TV and play video games? – The Tarantino Argument for Unconditional Basic Income

Whatever merit there may be in the production of goods must be entirely derivative from the advantage to be obtained by consuming them. The individual, in our society, works for profit; but the social purpose of his work lies in the consumption of what he produces… We think too much of production, and too little of consumption. One result is that we attach too little importance to enjoyment and simple happiness, and that we do not judge production by the pleasure that it gives to the consumer.

— Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness

By Tracy Durnell

Writer and designer in the Seattle area. Freelance sustainability consultant. Reach me at tracy.durnell@gmail.com. She/her.

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