@aral

UBI is a good policy, but we ought to explore non-market more democratic mechanisms for allocating resources more efficiently to public goods like free software. Then, we can enable people to make a living commensurate with the social value their software creates in addition to having the safety net of a UBI.

We also need to explore ways to make open source project management and decision-making more democratic rather than the autocratic BDFL.

@aral this is one of the things that often get lost in the UBI debate: the value of Free contributions from people who will inevitably produce products and services for society for free when their basic needs are already being met by the state.

More of this please!