Tonnes of people are already living in a bubble: welfare (speaking broadly here) is doled out to lots and lots of folks, and thus is a huge source of friction.

Tonnes of people are already living in a bubble: welfare (speaking broadly here) is doled out to lots and lots of folks, and thus is a huge source of friction. Welfare was meant to help those poor through/in bad times, not those choosing to be poor. Furthermore, plenty of people are already not working (or hardly at all)... all you need to do is eavesdrop/overhear the conversations single mothers are having; which forms to fill out, available programs, which Ministry to hit up and how (for the Canadians here), etc. Isn't it odd how the ultra-rich trumpet UBI as an amazing godsend from government and society? A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skillful Sailor, and coddling those without the drive to hone their skills (with the money of those using their skills) will result in failure.