Whether UBI works or not might turn out to be a cultural thing. There are societies which value getting ahead of your neighbors and there are societies which va

Whether UBI works or not might turn out to be a cultural thing. There are societies which value getting ahead of your neighbors and there are societies which value everyone being roughly equal. In a society where being too ambitious is frowned upon (and if you live in America, it might sound crazy, but there are plenty of these), if you live in a neighborhood where everyone is on UBI, why would anyone get a job?