Welcome to the party, Conrad. I'm days' old myself here. UBI is a topic that I've recently been introduced too as well. I have to say, a couple years ago, I would have been against the idea. Now I'm not so sure. Along with lots of interesting ideas, I've heard discussed a lot on Sam Harris' podcast.
Looking forward to interesting discussions.
I suspect the idea will grow on you, too. It feels radical at first, because it's so different than what we've grown up in. Gradually, it becomes one of the only paths that makes sense, and the way we do things now seems more and more bizarre.