Kookie215@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 hours agoIf all your basic needs were met and you didn't have to work to get by, what would you do with your life?message-squaremessage-square135linkfedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down11
arrow-up1143arrow-down1message-squareIf all your basic needs were met and you didn't have to work to get by, what would you do with your life?Kookie215@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 hours agomessage-square135linkfedilink
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 hours agoDefine basic needs. Is that just food water shelter utilities Healthcare clothing? Does it include entertainment? Travel?
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-212 hours agoI would say: food, clothing, shelter, healthcare Entertainment isn’t a basic need.
minus-squareMrWildBunnycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 hours agoI beg to differ. Entertainment is very much absolutely necessary for having a healthy mind.
minus-squareSuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoDon’t worry, if my baeic needs are met I’ll happily entertain you for free
minus-squaremxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoEveryone gets two sticks and a hoop.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoBut it’s not required for you to live and therefore you have to get that yourself. Someone could lock you in a room and provide the 4 basics until you die of old age. Clothing and shelter are needs to protect you from the elements.
Define basic needs.
Is that just food water shelter utilities Healthcare clothing?
Does it include entertainment?
Travel?
I would say: food, clothing, shelter, healthcare
Entertainment isn’t a basic need.
I beg to differ. Entertainment is very much absolutely necessary for having a healthy mind.
Don’t worry, if my baeic needs are met I’ll happily entertain you for free
Everyone gets two sticks and a hoop.
But it’s not required for you to live and therefore you have to get that yourself.
Someone could lock you in a room and provide the 4 basics until you die of old age. Clothing and shelter are needs to protect you from the elements.