Reddit compares Musk's 'Universal High Income' to a prisoner's flying horse parable
Kitchen-Trouble7588 · reddit · 2026-10-29
A Reddit user likens Musk's sudden UBI push to a classic parable: a prisoner buys a year of freedom by promising to teach the king's horse to fly — anything might happen in a year. The author argues tech elites facing backlash over AI job displacement, grid strain and unproven tech are using a magical 'do-nothing income' promise to buy time, keep markets hyped, pump SpaceX's IPO valuation and delay a harsh reality check.
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