Universal Basic Income may be a temporary fix for such a fate at best, but, yeah, eventually people will need to find alternative ways to gain back their livelihood if our society is to continue to thrive as a democracy. Saudi Arabia has something similar to Universal Basic Income. Then again, they have all that money from their oil and gas industry, so they can afford it as a whole. The Universal Basic Income eliminates any homelessness problems they might have otherwise. However, the monarchy there still has full control over every aspect of every Arabian citizen's life. And perhaps that is good enough for the civilians there, because they have never known any differently. However, we Americans here in our nation will always need our freedom at the end of the day.