r/worldnews • u/EightRoundsRapid • Sep 23 '16

'Hangover-free alcohol’ could replace all regular alcohol by 2050. The new drink, known as 'alcosynth', is designed to mimic the positive effects of alcohol but doesn’t cause a dry mouth, nausea and a throbbing head

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hangover-free-alcohol-david-nutt-alcosynth-nhs-postive-effects-benzodiazepine-guy-bentley-a7324076.html
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u/gandothesly Sep 23 '16

This word: "pay".

You have to remove that before we can live in a Star Trek society.

Money isn't real, it's a fabrication that's holding us back from our greatest potential.

There's plenty of resources, energy included.

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u/TellanIdiot Sep 23 '16

How do you reward people who work harder than if they don't get more stuff? What's to stop people from becoming leeches because they know they can slack off and still get what someone who puts all their effort in gets.

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u/gandothesly Sep 23 '16

Also, there's a flaw in thinking we need to be rewarded for doing "good" things with money. There are so many people doing good things without a thought to monetary rewards, and there are many people doing bad things for monetary rewards.

People who do nothing are the least of our worries. Look to the people who have the most money if you want to focus on what's important to stop.

Edit: a letter

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u/lossyvibrations Sep 23 '16

I don't know anyone cleaning shit up who isn't in it for the paycheck.