So someone born into an environment not conducive to academic development, or with mental challenges etc does not deserve enough to live off? That's exactly the problem UBI would aim to solve, but you seem against it.
No SWE makes as much as top sports players, even though the first group would be, on average, smarter than the latter. Is that unfair?
UBI gets rid of a lot of such gatekeeping, and aims to give people enough to live off. What you do with your time is then up to you, and who knows what the net effect would be. Maybe your local janitor finally gets some spare time and money to reduce work hours, and start a hit podcast. Maybe they spend it all merely supporting their extended family. Maybe they blow it all on drugs. Are we really in a position to dictate how people live their life? I'd rather everyone gets a base level of opportunity in life, and then they can further lift themselves upwards, should they choose to.
No SWE makes as much as top sports players, even though the first group would be, on average, smarter than the latter. Is that unfair?
UBI gets rid of a lot of such gatekeeping, and aims to give people enough to live off. What you do with your time is then up to you, and who knows what the net effect would be. Maybe your local janitor finally gets some spare time and money to reduce work hours, and start a hit podcast. Maybe they spend it all merely supporting their extended family. Maybe they blow it all on drugs. Are we really in a position to dictate how people live their life? I'd rather everyone gets a base level of opportunity in life, and then they can further lift themselves upwards, should they choose to.