Scott Santens
Writer and full-time advocate of unconditional basic income (UBI); Citizen of Earth and New Orleans; Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Editor of Basic Income Today
Basic Income as Liquid Infrastructure: The Bruce Lee Argument for UBI
"Be formless, shapeless, like water..."
"Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
When most people hear Bruce Lee's words about the . . .
Human Park: A Mammal's Guide to Stress-Free Living
My latest feature-length article as seen in XY Magazine
I published a new article today on Medium titled "Human Park: A Mammal's Guide to Stress-Free Living". A shortened version of this same article is one of the feature articles in the 50th issue of XY Magazine, now available online and in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.
The article itself is focused around the . . .
Posted in: addictionbasic income experimentsbiologydrug usemagazinemediumrepublishedsocial cohesionsocial security
The Social Network and Basic Income
An introduction to complex systems theory for basic income advocates
There's something I do every single day, throughout the day, even on weekends, and I've done it since 2013. There's a reason I do it beyond what might be typically presumed, and the basis for that reason is my appreciation for complex systems theory. So I'm going to go over in this post what it is I do, as a way of both . . .
Posted in: activismcivil participationp2predditsciencesocial cohesionsocial mediasystems thinkingthe movement
The Disproportionate Effects of a Universal Basic Income
Can UBI function as reparations?
One very interesting but not so easy to understand element of universal basic income is how it disproportionately helps traditionally marginalized groups more than anyone else.
That sentence alone may be confusing. If everyone gets the same amount, how can one group benefit more than another group? Isn't the result really just . . .
Universal Basic Income Will Likely Increase Social Cohesion
New on HuffPost Science
My latest piece on Huffington Post is available to read and share, titled "Universal Basic Income Will Likely Increase Social Cohesion". It's about the observed pro-social and community building effects of unconditionally increasing people's incomes.
Excerpt:
I think we should avoid letting our . . .
Posted in: huffington postsciencesocial cohesion
