The other post is more along these lines as you mentioned here. This one is decidedly...down.
There will be good sides to it of course but there will also be the risks that come from reliance on external support etc. I like to spend the time thinking through many sides of situations, even if they are unlikely or impossible.
The thing is with UBI though is it must be unversal, so those that are in the position they do not use the support will be able to buy the TV or such. Of course, who kows what kinds of shape it would actually take once implemented.
What do you mean universal, the entire planet? Why should it be so? Why can't every country (that can) start (and end?) by doing it on its own soil?
Oh. Universal means all within the country. Not the world. So if implemented in Finland, all Finns and qualifying foreigners will get it. Not means tested.
Whether any final form will look like that, who knows.