Is wage slavery always bad?

[Princess Arabia]

2 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

If I were him I would charge 10$ per month for his forum.

Is that the only way you will be able to cease your addiction to it.? Seems like you need an incentive to stop logging in. I'm also going by your previous posts.

[Cubbage]

2 hours ago, cistanche_enjoyer said:

YouTube pays incredibly well

I wish

[Schizophonia]

6 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

Is that the only way you will be able to cease your addiction to it.? Seems like you need an incentive to stop logging in. I'm also going by your previous posts.

I said that because it would allow Leo to make more money and get rid of people who have no interest in being here. I'd say $5 seems fairer in the end.

Yes I'm a bit addicted but it won't last; very soon I won't be here at all.

So take advantage of me while I'm here. 

Edited 12 hours ago by Schizophonia

[How to be wise]

11 hours ago, cistanche_enjoyer said:

YouTube pays incredibly well especially for longer format videos. But I’m not sure he is monetizing them

I doubt with the views that Leo is getting that he is being paid well by YouTube

[How to be wise]

11 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

If I were him I would charge 10$ per month for his forum.

That is how to end this forum 

[Schizophonia]

58 minutes ago, How to be wise said:

That is how to end this forum 

If people are not ready to pay that for your service it means it worths nothing.

This is the average price of a McDiabete menu.

Edited 8 hours ago by Schizophonia

[Princess Arabia]

6 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

I said that because it would allow Leo to make more money and get rid of people who have no interest in being here. I'd say $5 seems fairer in the end.

Yes I'm a bit addicted but it won't last; very soon I won't be here at all.

So take advantage of me while I'm here. 

Be careful, lots have said the same thing about not being here and they left and came right back. This is not a brick and mortar building, it's the internet and takes nothing but the click of a button. You speak as if it's some monstrous addictive place that's to be avoided. It's only a forum.

[Schizophonia]

30 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

Be careful, lots have said the same thing about not being here and they left and came right back. This is not a brick and mortar building, it's the internet and takes nothing but the click of a button. You speak as if it's some monstrous addictive place that's to be avoided. It's only a forum.

lol the Actualized loop.

 

This is only a pistol; piece of steel.

boom

You're dead

[Basman]

On 11/27/2025 at 6:13 PM, Bjorn K Holmstrom said:

What would change if we could separate survival security from work requirements?

It's more aboug leverage than guarantee in my opinion. Social services like subsidiced health care, education, etc. gives people more autonomy. 

Some kind of UBI can also contribute to this, but it doesn't need to guarantee a comfortable life. If you can afford to live inside of a closet on just UBI, then that's sufficient in my opinion. 

[Basman]

Welfare solutions to a certain extend subsidize for an individualized society. Tight knit communities combine resources effectively which can supplant the need for government allocated resources up to a certain degree.

It's through tight knit communities that humans survive in the absence of a government authority. Our thinking relative to collective survival is highly individualized, though there exists alternatives. Individualism doesn't seem perfectly suistanable to me.

Edited 2 hours ago by Basman

[Lyubov]

It's not bad or good. I think it comes down to what you want, where you are at, your current skills and a little but of good old fashion luck. If you have a job you hate, align with your passions and move towards something better, ride those waves and look for ways to find new opportunities and learn new skills. Separate money from your LP. Sometimes the best thing you can do is take the financial expectations off the stuff you love and let them breathe. You can always find ways to align money with your passions when you have a solid foundation. I deal with clients in my work and am completely self employed, I also am able to support myself, but it is a lot of work honestly and can be a bit of challenge sometimes where I need to take some time to help myself through coping with and accepting that this is where I'm at. It's better than what a lot of other people have and comes with some great perks. So I do see the honor in it and that I am doing something positive. I also have my own dreams, I'm a dreamer. And I put energy into them, I believe they will lead me to where I need to be. Ideally if you are focused and taking responsibility for your life, accepting what is and setting intentions aligned with your highest joys I believe you can live an abundant life where you will always ave what you need in that moment. I hope my dreams will come true and will do my best to achieve them honestly. 

Edited 32 minutes ago by Lyubov