That was a really amazing post. I've been really fascinated for the last year by both automation and a Universal Basic Income. After reading the post I'm definitely going to follow you and see what you have to say later on. Seeing your picture I think I've actually read a bit from you before.
I'm very new to Steemit myself and I've already noticed one thing about it is that there are a lot of people on the platform who really are careful with what they say, I've even caught myself doing it sometimes. I really like your idea about applying a type of UBI to Steemit because the reality is that by paying for upvoting there definitely are advantages but you also have so many people really pulling their punches and trying not to offend. I noticed right away that the way some people post here is very different than almost any other site out there and there's this big push for positivity which is alright for a while but it doesn't really leave any room for criticism and having an actual discussion over anything.
One thing that I'm very interested in with automation is really how it's going to effect money. I've heard a lot of things good and bad. One thing I haven't heard too much on though and would love to know your opinion on is that when we do see a massive movement towards automation and the cost of production on most items go down, will we also see a drop in price and is it going to significantly lower our cost of living? And could we one day live in a world without money?