To you, in the words of one Silicon Valley investor, this seems like “the only logical conclusion.” 
    To the average person, this seems like the height of arrogance. People are uncomfortable with 
    universal basic income because you’re essentially saying their labor isn’t worth anything — but you don’t see it!

I think this point is really missing from most UBI conversations that happen on HN. UBI is the answer when you believe that all economic productivity must come from the US coasts.

I think a lot of start ups have thrived trying to solve the problem of high density cities. Airbnb and Uber are start ups that get created when your biggest problems are high rent and poor public transit. I would be interested in seeing startups trying to solve suburban problems and producing suburban jobs. I think the fact that are very few companies like this is indicative of our increasing cultural divide.