regardless of other arguments for ubi this piece is full of flawed thinking.<p>> Universal Basic Income means that we can create a universal ownership stake in productivity,<p>There is already a term for that, it's called communism.<p>> At any point that they publish evidence that they are leveraging knowledge or information from an individual, be it an employee or a consumer, they owe us a piece<p>They owe a piece to the government and military that ensure the infrastructure safety and fairness of the economic environment they work in. They pay that (and should pay that) through taxes. It doesn't make sense to say that every time there is an economic transaction both parties should pay back to each other because they somehow "we owe us" . That's just confused logic.<p>> am interested in raising income, so I can give people more humanity, more dignity, more piece of mind to really uncover what their callings might be, so they can be more effective and more contributive in their communities<p>What you 're giving them is more money to gamble/spend on drugs/ be just as irresponsible as before. People dont suddenly become productive because you throw them a bone. Welfare is MUCH better at identifying peoples needs and filling the gaps rather than expecting that "they ll just figure it out themselves". UBI is more inhumane than welfare.<p>> At no point does automation mean that jobs go away,”<p>I mean, yes it does. by definition, and saying it doesnt doesnt magically fix it<p>> So, whatever cool comes from that culture, they owe me and people like me<p>hmm. i stop here. cant read further