I'm not optimistic about basic income for the average person. That said, I know that if I had basic income, I would spend my time building things for the world

I'm not optimistic about basic income for the average person. That said, I know that if I had basic income, I would spend my time building things for the world. There are lots of side projects that I have worked on or want to work on, but simply haven't been able to get them off the ground because I don't have the time to dedicate enough mental energy. There's too much at stake for me to compromise my current job to work on something that may or may not succeed. I could work on projects after hours or during the weekend, but I've found this to be too spiritually exhausting and simply impractical; I have a hard time maintaining momentum if I can't dedicate more than half my time to something. If I could get by with the basics and not have to be employed, I could actually get something done that not only might help the world but employ others.