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We don't have 200 years experience with the market economy itself, so it seems if UBI is a 200 year solution that's pretty good.


We have far more than 200 years experience with a market economy! What do you think they were doing on the Silk Road?


I agree, I just don’t think it’s as much of a silver bullet as people want it to be. It’s only a first step in moving towards post-scarcity, not the final one




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