Comment by palmotea

> Really why would they bother with UBI when they can let the mob just die out?

Personally, I think UBI is a ploy to keep the "huge starved mob[s]" pacified during the transition, when they still have enough power to act, before the tech oligarchs fully cement their control.

Once the common people are powerless to protect themselves and their interests, then they'll be left to die out.