Here are the videos and discussion questions for this hangout:
https://buddytree.org/topic/rethinking-work

Please remember to watch at least a few videos before you arrive since we’ll be discussing them when we begin.

Once the hangout begins, everyone will introduce each other and then take turns asking the provided questions in order to keep the discussion on topic.

Hangouts typically last 90 minutes, and once the hangout is over you will have the opportunity to add people to your buddytree to organize private hangouts and develop friendships.

As always, these hangouts provide the opportunity for a thoughtful, respectful and engaging discussion in a safe space where disrespectful behaviour is not tolerated.

Rethinking Work

Hello All,

I would like to invite you to Nutcracker Performance on Saturday, December, 21st at 2 pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. I have already purchased a single ticket, in row 31, seat 183. It would be nice to attend with others who enjoy live performances. We could go out for  Christmas cheers (drinks and bite to eat) after the performance. Here is the link to get tickets: 



Live Performance

It's the Sunday before Christmas and there's still time for a drink and a chat.  Last minute business before taking off for the holidays, refuge from other obligations, just following our normal routine, we all have our motivations and Taproom has the beer (and other libations)!

What to do for the last discussion of the year?  There hasn't been a dramatic reading for a long time, and isolation or community is ever-seasonal...which would actually make them not seasonal, but whatever.  The point is there are reasons to come together and have a conversation, at any time of the year.  Maybe we'll even notice those tiny moments of more light in the evening after the solstice!  Nah, probably not.

But see you in Taproom anyway!

Sunday Drinks - Planning Session

Video:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgcvtjoi8Bs (3:16)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbWv_1NbWyw (6:44)

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl39KHS07Xc (10:55)

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcn1mvk33uo (6:20)

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln2bSvjX76A (9:46)

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz4NW0TKP0g (5:36)

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu9q5ZaeBs4 (3:10)

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SraQi_BXsJc (25:30)



Reading (Optional):

1. https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/05/31/universal-basic-income-wont-fix-problems-but-will-create-new-ones

2.  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/technology/ubi-openai-silicon-valley.html

3. https://college.unc.edu/2021/03/universal-basic-income/

4. https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2021/02/universal-basic-income-pros-cons


Spanish (Optional):

1. https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2023-03-12/la-renta-basica-universal-un-experimento-llevado-a-cabo-en-varios-paises-al-que-el-govern-no-renuncia.html

2. https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/economia/Que-es-el-Ingreso-Basico-Universal-Ejemplos-y-consideraciones-20221021-0051.html

3. https://elpais.com/economia/negocios/2024-03-18/abhijit-banerjee-nobel-de-economia-una-parte-importante-del-malestar-se-debe-a-que-tu-vida-ha-perdido-sentido.html




Questions:

1. How does UBI challenge or reinforce traditional notions of work and productivity?

2. Would UBI promote individual freedom or dependency?

3. How would UBI be funded, and what are the potential economic benefits and drawbacks?

4. How mght UBI affect the labor market, including job creation and wages?

5. Could UBI help mitigate the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on work?

6. What should be the optimal amount of UBI, and how should it be indexed (e.g., to inflation or GDP)?

7. What are the potential administrative costs and challenges of implementing UBI?

8. Would UBI help reduce crime and social unrest?


In Collaboration with Ceit Hustedde (Longtime Member of Buddytree)









Understanding Universal Basic Income (UBI)

Join us for our biweekly writing group!

Goal: fun, connecting, supportive, creatively inspiring!

Authentic check in

Short timed-writing

Optional sharing

Non-critical reflections only 

No experience necessary!

Please bring a prompt for the group: short quote, image, short poem etc.

Contacts:

Marn (organizer): 604-215-1202 (cell)

John (host): 778-237-8071

Please arrive on time. There is no doorbell, so please knock loudly + call if no one answers the door.

Writing-Group Hangout



Videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5fgOmzyhH8&amp;t=1s (1:28)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NprWF3h6YVo (3:54)

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZM9Z4vM-iM (1:16)

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckoy5kgkHs (8:24)

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYHNPf5XpA (5:12)

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1invnTgDgY (16:51)

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o_Q3RJyV3M (5:36)

8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCjYaatMJuY (1:46)


Reading (Optional):

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/opinion/social-skills-connection.html

2. https://compasscounseling.org/personal-values-important-success/



Spanish (Optional):

1. https://elpais.com/diario/2006/09/05/catalunya/1157418441_850215.html

2. https://zinquo.com/como-identificar-valores-personales/


Questions:

1. What are your core values, and how do they guide your decisions?

2. Can personal values change over time? Why or why not?

3. What role do education and socialization play in shaping social values?

4. Can social values conflict with personal values? How do you navigate this?

5. Can laws and policies reflect conflicting values?

6. How do you handle disagreements with others over values?

7. Can we find common grounds among diverse values?

8. What is the connection between morality, ethics and a value system?




In Collaboration with Ceit Hustedde (Longtime Member of Buddytree)

Understanding Social & Personal Values  

Here are the videos and discussion questions for this hangout:
https://buddytree.org/topic/the-need-to-belong

Please remember to watch at least a few videos before you arrive since we’ll be discussing them when we begin.

Once the hangout begins, everyone will introduce each other and then take turns asking the provided questions in order to keep the discussion on topic.

Hangouts typically last 90 minutes, and once the hangout is over you will have the opportunity to add people to your buddytree to organize private hangouts and develop friendships.

As always, these hangouts provide the opportunity for a thoughtful, respectful and engaging discussion in a safe space where disrespectful behaviour is not tolerated.

The Need to Belong

Here are the videos and discussion questions for this hangout:
https://buddytree.org/topic/Trust-Vulnerability

Please remember to watch at least a few videos before you arrive since we’ll be discussing them when we begin.

Once the hangout begins, everyone will introduce each other and then take turns asking the provided questions in order to keep the discussion on topic.

Hangouts typically last 90 minutes, and once the hangout is over you will have the opportunity to add people to your buddytree to organize private hangouts and develop friendships.

As always, these hangouts provide the opportunity for a thoughtful, respectful and engaging discussion in a safe space where disrespectful behaviour is not tolerated.

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