I have read and will remember this. I've seen this sort of thing happen to too many people. Were it not for half a dozen dumb lucky breaks, I could be in this s

I have read and will remember this. I've seen this sort of thing happen to too many people. Were it not for half a dozen dumb lucky breaks, I could be in this situation myself. It could happen to anyone. A robust benefits system doesn't always fix this. The UK had and in many ways still has one; it's definitely better than nothing, but it still destroys countless lives through malevolent bureaucracy and structural poverty traps. It's possible to fix this, however. Almost everywhere in the world, support for Universal Basic Income is growing, across various political divides. The urgency of this support will only increase as the population ages and automation causes more structural unemployment and underemployment. It will happen eventually. I don't know how long this will take. It may be a long time. Or it may happen surprisingly quickly. I put as much effort as I can into fighting for the latter. So I really do think that a better world is coming -- one that has a place for you in it. If there's any way you can hang in there, please do. In the meantime, know that even if you don't feel like you're making a contribution to the world, you are. What you've written here, for example, will resonate in people's minds. It will play a part in helping to change things. There's no way know how much that could matter. My own interest in this, for example, was sparked by a completely random girl's blog rant about her interactions with the UK unemployment benefit. Her pithy, frustrated rant has led to me investing many hundreds of hours into activism about this, which in turn has spurred still more people into action. Maybe your words can have a similar effect on someone. So thank you, and know that I appreciate what you're doing.