>They're going to see those Other People over there paying them to shut up, sit down, and be useless. Right. And what I'm getting at is removing those Other P

>They're going to see those Other People over there paying them to shut up, sit down, and be useless. Right. And what I'm getting at is removing those Other People from the equation. I see that as a completely essential part of the process, and one not many people have come around to yet. We can't have overlords of any sort for this to work out well. Not a government handing out checks. Not a few companies in Silicon Valley handing out checks. Ownership (if the concept even survives) of the sources of production and wealth generation must be shared equally by all. For it to work out well, at least. We can easily not go down that radical path, of course. Continue with small modifications to the systems we have. No doubt that's what we'll try at first. But as you're pointing out, that's not going to be a satisfactory solution. I agree with you on that point. So I think it's worth looking at what the ideal would look like and then try to find the least painful path in that direction. UBI as currently envisioned is a half-measure. A stopgap at best.