It’s no secret that tech bros love universal basic income. Sam Altman of Y Combinator is funding a UBI pilot program in Oakland, California, in part because he was inspired by Star Trek . Tesla’s Elon Musk supports the policy because he realizes that the aggressive automation caused by the tech industry will make UBI “ necessary .” This week, as part of his “ I’m-not-running-for-president ” tour around the country, Mark Zuckerberg visited Homer, Alaska, which resulted in him writing a Facebook post lauding the merits of the state’s Permanent Fund as a model for a national form […]
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