What an amazingly written text, my friend. You really put a good thought into this letter. And, I agree with you. Leaving people without ways to earn a living is one of the biggest problems in the world we have today.
Even though your idea of universal income is amazing and platonic, but in reality, the elite does not want that in any shape, or form. They don't want people happy and worry-free. They want slaves to work for them. If the today's politicians really wanted to solve worlds problems they would do in a day.
But, unfortunately, that is not the case. Greed is the world number one problem today. Most have some or very little, and some can't get enough no matter how much they have. That is the world's number one problem.
Great post, enjoyed reading it, have an amazing day. :)
The West Coast tech elite, especially California, are big fans and promoters of UBW. They are fully aware of what the upcoming Singularity may cause and they’re already protecting themselves by now propagating UBW.
Protecting themselves from being called the big mean oligarchy mostly. Obviously, as 1 percenters, they prefer to keep the gap big. UBW will help with that.
Addendum: Elon Musk on Universal Base Wage: It’s going to be necessary