Once we took those consequences away, Zuck did exactly what his nature dictated he must: destroyed our lives to increase his own fortune.

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If you want to learn more about the job guarantee, you can read my review of her book on the subject:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/22/jobs-guarantee/#job-guarantee

And the interview I did with her about it for the *LA Times*:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-06-24/forget-ubi-says-an-economist-its-time-for-universal-basic-jobs

Tcherneva and I are appearing onstage together next week in Lisbon at Web Summit to discuss this further:

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The authors have put up a website at veniac.com that promises educator guides and a Veniac simulator. These will doubtless serve as excellent companions to the book itself, but even without them, this is an incredible accomplishment.

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