Joscha Bach recently said something similar. [1]<p>A society that provides a basic income may also need an ethic that encourages not-for-profit activity, creativity and community involvement. The &quot;Universal Job&quot; is just to be a healthy human being and make your community - no matter if it&#x27;s the global civilization or just your own family - &quot;richer&quot; in a non monetary sense.<p>It seems to me that this would be a much more efficient kind of &quot;employment&quot; for the public good than paying people to do some useless bureaucratic work.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Plinz&#x2F;status&#x2F;727893059934031873" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Plinz&#x2F;status&#x2F;727893059934031873</a>