“When I send her money, it’s because I love her and want her to pick out what she most wants, be it an object or an experience, and when she sends me money, it’s for the same reason. . . . The fact that we may give and receive the same thing doesn’t make it pointless. What would be pointless is not giving anything at all. . . .
“That’s also how unconditional basic income works. . . .
“A healthy happy society is one where everyone is giving to each other. If every individual receives something from society with no expectation of return from the rest of society, that is a society where everyone knows they are valued, and also one where everyone wants to give back, perhaps not immediately in a transactional sense, but at some point in the future when they have discovered the best way for them personally to give back to the society that uplifted and protected them.”
