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For stuff that's neat. Neat article? Neat video? Neat pic of a bug you saw? All good. Neat meme? Ehhh... take it to the meme subs.

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Ireland paid artists a basic income and it was a boost for the economy (www.good.is)
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[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Try it with everyone now

[–] quetzaldilla@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Imagine all the artworks, music, and scientific discoveries that would be made if people were just paid a basic income and set free to pursue endeavors that strike their curiosity.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Art, music, scientific discoveries

Speedrunners, challenge gamers, simracers, mod creators,

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 weeks ago

Open Source Software

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

So much speedrunning

[–] quetzaldilla@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Decades ago, a video game mod is what led me into computer programming.

Intellectual curiosity comes in all forms. What we lack is the time to pursue it and explore where it leads us.