Pay Obnoxious People A Low Monthly Stipend
Noted philanthropist and presidential candidate Andrew Yang points out that the market value of caring for a loved one is $0 dollars a year, exactly the same amount as Amazon’s federal tax bill. Yang’s solution, which I applaud, is to compensate every citizen $1000 dollars a month to acknowledge that simply being a member of society is a contribution in itself. It’s called The Freedom Dividend. The innumerable benefits of this wise policy are carefully explained at Yang2020.com.
$0 year is also the current market rate of being an obnoxious commenter on the internet. Trolling, arguing, and taunting in comment sections takes just as much creativity as writing repetitive tripe for content mills and has greater social value.
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Unlike, media which is intended to be consumed by an audience, abuse aimed at a specific person, such as the writer of this article, forces its target to attempt to distinguish mean spirited ignorance from legitimate criticism. Identifying legitimate criticism is tremendously difficult and humans need all the help they can get. People who are willing to expend the time and energy necessary to offend others deserve to internalize some of the value they create…
