He says that the current system is handing out Oculus Rifts and water-jetpacks to everyone. Which means... any number of things.
I understand why people are supportive of the idea of basic income. But I dunno how to interpret his description of the current system. Is the current system wasteful? What is the analogy to Oculus Rifts actually mean? Are we really trying to teach people how to swim with virtual reality headsets?
Maybe if we stopped handing out Oculus Rifts and Water Jetpacks, we'd have a good system? Is his argument that we should improve our current welfare system?
Somehow, I don't think so. By the end of the blog post, it becomes clear that he's a supporter of basic income. But it takes _far_ too long to get to that point. His thesis needs to be earlier, and he needs fewer analogies and more facts.
Anyway, I think it is clear we need to reform our welfare system. But the blog post is almost the perfect textbook example of how to NOT make an argument. So much analogy, so little substance...