A common pro-UBI argument is that it will enable people to stop selling their time for meaningless work, and instead pursue art, passion projects, or unlikely home runs. Opposing arguments suggest that people will instead play video games and intoxicate themselves all day, given both how cheap and immersive digital entertainment has become. This has been my experience. First, some background: I was born in rural China and immigrated to the United States when I was 5. For half my childhood, we hovered around the poverty line. For the other half, we lived like we were still below it. My parents were big savers to the point of stinginess on anything that wasn't deemed "essential" or education related. My mindset was always one of scarcity: for most of my 20s, despite making a 6 to 7-figure income, I was terrified of losing my livelihood and being forced back into survival mode. When I was younger, this influenced me to work hard and follow the Golden Path that my parents ...