These articles are interesting not by themselves, but for the reactions they stir on HN. It's interesting how aware of cognitive biases and critical minded one suddenly becomes upon encountering a study that challenges one's worldview. It's also interesting to note the shift between two demographics: old-school libertarians/right-wingers who hold that "you should earn your bread in sweat unless you happen to have private means" (Kalecki 1943), and pro-UBI tech workers who rationally see it as a direct subsidy for their industry. Unlike many other viewpoints where one usually dominates I feel this is one of the few where opinion is fairly evenly divided, and the back-and-forth is interesting.