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Hmm, I wonder when they'll introduce UBI. I can't wait... (infosec.pub)
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I don't know how relevant this is now, but here's a link to another post where I expressed my thoughts on what kind of pitfalls you might most likely face -- https://lemmy.world/post/36867409

By the way, what is this phenomenon on Lemmy? Let's say people are reluctant to read and comment on old posts published just a couple of days or a week ago, but with new ones, it's a completely different story. What kind of psychology is this? Or it seemed to me?

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[–] Red_October@piefed.world 3 points 4 days ago

Just a little clarification on the Alaspa PFD (Permanent Fund Dividend), it's not paid monthly, but rather annually, and the amount it pays out changes from year to year depending on oil revenue for that year, which is where the fund comes from in the first place. This year it's only $1000. For an idea of amounts, in 2020 it was only $992 (Covid just ruined everything everywhere) while in 2022 it was as high as $3,284.

It is still basically UBI though, even if the amount per year isn't even enough to entirely offset the added expense of living in Alaska.