Frontier model subscriptions as the closest thing to UBI—and how to exploit them
curious_vii · x · 2026-09-10
The author argues monthly frontier model subscriptions are the closest thing we'll get to UBI—and that's good. If you can't convert that allocation into profitable participation in the global economy, figure out why. His playbook: save and acquire scarce assets, charge your brand by emitting insights and proof-of-competence (livestreams becoming ubiquitous), move to a vertically integrated stack (compute, energy, scarce-context capture) when TCO justifies it, and compress digital exhaust into code, data, weights, and reputational signal.
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